India, July 17 -- While three players are representing India at the ongoing leg of the inaugural Freestyle Grand Slam Tour, the World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju isn't one of them. As R Pragganandha, Arjun Erigaisi, and Vidit Gujrathi participate in Las Vegas in the variation of the classic game, Gukesh withdrew ahead of the tournament.

While Gukesh participated in the Paris leg of the Freestyle Grand Tour, he didn't have the best result as he failed to qualify for the knockout round, finishing in the bottom four of the round robin and ultimately finishing the entire tournament in ninth place.

Gukesh pulled out from the Vegas tournament, citing his wish to prioritise preparations for the upcoming tournaments to be played in St. Louis in A...