At the Opening
Players' briefing
62 players registered to join the event. Among them are some 33 FIDE rated players which means that players without FIDE rating can easily earn a provisional rating from this event.
Some of the top players who registered earlier in the tournament are as listed below:
1. Chan, Nicholas 5701120 2380 f MAS
2. Lim, Yee-Weng 5700590 2349 f MAS
3. Lim, Chuin Hoong Ronnie 5700736 2276 MAS
4. Tedy, Sukirman 7100175 2254 f INA
5. Leong, Mun Wan 5701520 2232 MAS
6. Tamin, Upi Darmayana 7100353 2211 wm INA
7. Abdullah, Mohd Kamal 5700086 2205 MAS
8. Yeoh, Chin Seng 5700418 2195 MAS
9. Jamals, Hendry 7101031 2185 INA
10.Yusof, Kamaluddin 5701171 2172 MAS
11.Lumongdong, Lisa Karlina 7100400 2147 wm INA
12.Che Hassan, Abdullah 5701104 2133 MAS
13.Lindiawati, Evi 7101449 2125 INA
14.Tham, Tick Hong Jax 5701279 2113 MAS
15.Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin 5700523 2090 MAS
16.Erowan, Masrin 5701775 2038 MAS
17.Zullkafli, Nur Shazwani 5701538 2034 wc MAS
18.Lim, Kian Hwa 5700744 1992 MAS
Other names are Mohd Saprin Sabri, Haslindah Ruslan, Roslina Marmono, Marcus Yeoh, Khairunnisa' W, Alia Anin and many more. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi was also at the scene but could not participate as he would be going off for his GM quest in the Philippines this weekend.
IA Hamid Majid is the Chief Arbiter with En Kamarul Zaman as Assistant Arbiter for the Tournament.
