At the point of writing, the Category 1 (NR at least 1400) is led by Kamaluddin Yusof. His title rivalry will comes from Nor Ilhamuddin, Masrin, Faizal Roslan and Tan Wei Hao that make-up the top 5 pre-tournament players list.
The full listing of players who have pre-registered as follows:
No | Category 1 | Age | Status |
1 | Alex Low Boon Kin | ||
2 | Ang Tsu Jien | (14 y.o.) | |
3 | Bryan Yap Chuan Yoong | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
4 | Chang Wei Jin | (14 y.o.) | Pd |
5 | Cheah Eason | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
6 | Emir Rusyaidi Ahmad Nazari | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
7 | Evan Loo Hsien Rong | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
8 | Felix Antonio Calimanga | ||
9 | Foo Chee Sheng | ||
10 | Gohshalan Naidu Shanmugam Naidu | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
11 | Kamaluddin Yusof | ||
12 | Kiruphakaran Nadesen | ||
13 | Lee Zhi Wei | (14 y.o.) | Pd |
14 | Looi Ka Loc | (9 y.o.) | Pd |
15 | Lum Zhun Hoong | ||
16 | Masrin Erowan | ||
17 | Melvin Pereira Dickson | ||
18 | Mirnash Chandran | (J) | |
19 | Mohanaraj Ganasen | ||
20 | Mohd Faizal Roslan | (15 y.o.) | Pd |
21 | Mohd Shafiq Ngasiman | ||
22 | Mohd Zullghafari Saparmin | ||
23 | Muhd Azim Mohd Ismail | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
24 | Muhd Hisham Abd Somad | ||
25 | Muhd Khairul Hafiz Hassan | ||
26 | Nor Ilhamuddin Shaikh Ali | ||
27 | Ong Wei Bin | (14 y.o.) | |
28 | Ramaivanitha Palaniapan | ||
29 | Sean Ooi Zhi Jian | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
30 | Sofea Aliya Syahril | (10 y.o.) | |
31 | Sotimin Muhalip | ||
32 | Suniil Kali Vanan | (17 y.o.) | |
34 | Syahril Abdul Jalil | ||
35 | Syed Ahmad Farhan Syed Ahmad Iskandar | ||
36 | Tan Jun Hao | ||
37 | Tan Ri Hong | (16 y.o.) | Pd |
38 | Tan Wei Hao | (16 y.o.) | |
39 | Tan Yong Hau | (10 y.o.) | Pd |
40 | Tan Yong Zhao | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
41 | Toh Yew Leong | (18 y.o.) | |
42 | Wan Tarmizi Wan Sulaiman | ||
43 | Wong Liang Choo | Pd | |
44 | Wong Zi Yue | (8 y.o.) |