 On the second match board, Romania surprisingly halted the top-seeded China to draw thanks to the win by Corina Peptan over Ju Wenjun with the White pieces on board one.For the Chinese team, who lacked World Women's Champion Hou Yifan, the only win came from Guo Qi who beat Irina Bulmaga on board four.On the next two match boards, Kazakhstan and Hungary drew in a winless match, while Azerbaijan-1 and Georgia exchanged one win each in another tie.