ar ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁then ▁lost ▁to ▁Elisabeth ▁P ä ht z ▁and ▁therefore ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁the ▁competition . ▁▁ ▁Z ha o ▁qualified ▁thanks ▁to ▁her ▁rating ▁to ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁to ▁Maria ▁Kur so va . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁she ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Asian ▁Games , ▁held ▁in ▁D oh a , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁individual ▁rapid ▁ch ess ▁event . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Queens ▁Woman ▁Grand master s ▁tournament ▁in ▁Bad ▁Hom burg ▁and ▁tied ▁for ▁first ▁place ▁with ▁former ▁women ' s ▁world ▁champion ▁Z hu ▁Chen ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁super t ourn ament ▁North ▁Ur als ▁Cup ▁in ▁K ras not ur in sk , ▁Russia ▁after ▁both ▁finished ▁on ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 / 9 , ▁but ▁placed ▁second ▁on ▁tie break . ▁In ▁this ▁tournament ▁she ▁also ▁achieved ▁her ▁final ▁" norm " ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Grand master ; ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁was ▁gained ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Women ' s ▁Ch ess ▁Olymp i ad . ▁F IDE ▁awarded ▁her ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Ch ess ▁Championship ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Z ha o ▁was