Leaders after 8 rounds
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | GM | Negi Parimarjan | IND | 2640 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2529 | 30.5 | 8 | 7 | 5.11 | 1.89 | 10 | 18.9 |
| 2 | GM | Yu Yangyi | CHN | 2626 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2515 | 29.0 | 8 | 6.5 | 5.11 | 1.39 | 10 | 13.9 |
| 3 | GM | Ding Liren | CHN | 2679 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2516 | 29.0 | 8 | 5.5 | 5.59 | -0.09 | 10 | -0.9 |
| 4 | GM | Barbosa Oliver | PHI | 2550 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2502 | 28.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 4.59 | 0.91 | 10 | 9.1 |
| 5 | GM | Salem A R Saleh | UAE | 2528 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2485 | 27.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 4.35 | 1.15 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 6 | GM | Ni Hua | CHN | 2673 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2457 | 24.0 | 8 | 5.5 | 5.98 | -0.48 | 10 | -4.8 |
| 7 | IM | Liu Qingnan | CHN | 2483 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2593 | 31.5 | 8 | 5 | 2.81 | 2.19 | 10 | 21.9 |
| 8 | GM | Gomez John Paul | PHI | 2507 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2584 | 31.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.42 | 1.58 | 10 | 15.8 |
| 9 | Ma Qun | CHN | 2481 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2569 | 24.5 | 8 | 5 | 3.22 | 1.78 | 10 | 17.8 | |
| 10 | IM | Gao Rui | CHN | 2427 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2543 | 28.0 | 8 | 5 | 2.74 | 2.26 | 10 | 22.6 |
| 11 | Yu Ruiyuan | CHN | 2511 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2539 | 25.5 | 8 | 5 | 3.84 | 1.16 | 10 | 11.6 | |
| 12 | Wan Yunguo | CHN | 2456 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2531 | 27.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.34 | 1.66 | 10 | 16.6 | |
| 13 | IM | Wang Chen | CHN | 2482 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2525 | 24.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.67 | 1.33 | 10 | 13.3 |
| 14 | GM | Xiu Deshun | CHN | 2494 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2517 | 27.0 | 8 | 5 | 3.69 | 1.31 | 10 | 13.1 |
| 15 | GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2703 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2507 | 28.5 | 8 | 5 | 5.95 | -0.95 | 10 | -9.5 |
| 16 | GM | So Wesley | PHI | 2653 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2484 | 25.5 | 8 | 5 | 5.63 | -0.63 | 10 | -6.3 |
| IM | Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan | MGL | 2516 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2484 | 25.5 | 8 | 5 | 4.32 | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 | |
| 18 | GM | Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son | VIE | 2656 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2477 | 24.5 | 8 | 5 | 5.92 | -0.92 | 10 | -9.2 |
| 19 | GM | Wen Yang | CHN | 2550 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2455 | 26.0 | 8 | 5 | 5.06 | -0.06 | 10 | -0.6 |
| 20 | IM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2528 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2451 | 26.0 | 8 | 5 | 4.79 | 0.21 | 10 | 2.1 |
| 21 | GM | Lu Shanglei | CHN | 2522 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2411 | 24.0 | 8 | 5 | 5.13 | -0.13 | 10 | -1.3 |
| 22 | IM | Venkatesh M R | IND | 2517 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2402 | 24.0 | 8 | 5 | 4.96 | 0.04 | 10 | 0.4 |
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr70397.aspx?art=1&rd=8&lan=1&flag=30
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