 Vallejo Pons, host player, was the last.At the end of the 2012 edition of Tata Steel the rest of the 2012 series was confirmed and announced that the 2011 winners of Tal Memorial and London Chess Classic qualified for the 2012 Bilbao Final.This would be the last Grand Slam cycle, later editions composed of invitees by the Bilbao Masters organising committee.