Lu Miaoyi jumped to the 2400 international master level at Reykjavik, while Alice Lee defeated the US No 1 Irina Krush in St Louis
There is a reason why Eloise Hayward meticulously tracks her menstrual cycle. Four years ago, the Great Britain sevens player suffered extensive ankle ligament damage on the rugby pitch a couple of days before her period was due.
A huge weekend beckons for St Mirren, both in a trip to Fir Park and the potential for a handful of favourable results elsewhere.