2/15/2017 – The "golden couple" GM Zhang Zhong (FIDE rating 2641) and WGM Li Ruofan (FIDE rating 2352) are Singapore's top players. But they have been banned from participating in the the forthcoming Asian Zonal 3.3 which starts on February 24, 2017, in Tagaytay, Philippines. The Singapore Chess Federation accusing them of not going through the SCF when registering for other events, and of showing "insufficient involvement in the local chess life." The Association of Chess Professionals has protested.