Starting rank list of players
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 5 | IM | Barbosa Oliver | PHI | 2538 |
| 2 | IM | Bitoon Richard | PHI | 2504 |
| 8 | GM | Vakhidov Tahir | UZB | 2485 |
| 10 | GM | Nguyen Anh Dung | VIE | 2479 |
| 7 | IM | Das Arghyadip | IND | 2461 |
| 6 | IM | Goh Wei Ming Kevin | SIN | 2449 |
| 3 | IM | Nguyen Van Huy | VIE | 2449 |
| 4 | IM | Mas Hafizulhelmi | MAS | 2413 |
| 1 | IM | Vakhidov Jahongir | UZB | 2392 |
| 9 | GM | Wong Meng Kong | SIN | 2355 |
