 The team came 7th overall.On December 13–29, 2008, at the 3rd FIDE Grand Prix in Elista, Russia – moved from Dohar, Qatar – he came joint fifth-ninth with 6½/12 (+2−2=9).As of April 2009, Wang is still competing in the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2009, which is part of the current World Chess Championship cycle.