Leaders after 8 rounds:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | GM | NI Hua | CHN | 2667 | 6,5 | 2534 | 28,0 | 36,5 |
| 2 | GM | SO Wesley | PHI | 2665 | 6,0 | 2535 | 29,0 | 39,5 |
| 3 | GM | DING Liren | CHN | 2565 | 6,0 | 2517 | 28,5 | 38,0 |
| 4 | GM | GUPTA Abhijeet | IND | 2560 | 6,0 | 2508 | 26,5 | 36,0 |
| 5 | GM | ZHOU Jianchao | CHN | 2650 | 6,0 | 2497 | 25,0 | 33,0 |
| 6 | GM | YU Yangyi | CHN | 2574 | 5,5 | 2556 | 31,0 | 40,5 |
| 7 | ZENG Chongsheng | CHN | 2350 | 5,5 | 2531 | 28,5 | 37,0 | |
| 8 | GM | LI Chao B | CHN | 2613 | 5,5 | 2529 | 29,0 | 38,0 |
| 9 | IM | SETHURAMAN S P | IND | 2493 | 5,5 | 2473 | 24,5 | 32,5 |
| 10 | GM | LE Quang Liem | VIE | 2689 | 5,5 | 2452 | 24,0 | 33,0 |
| 11 | YU Ruiyuan | CHN | 2309 | 5,0 | 2581 | 30,5 | 40,5 | |
| 12 | GM | BAKRE Tejas | IND | 2465 | 5,0 | 2537 | 26,0 | 34,0 |
| 13 | GM | SASIKIRAN Krishnan | IND | 2686 | 5,0 | 2507 | 26,0 | 35,5 |
| 14 | WAN Yunguo | CHN | 2424 | 5,0 | 2496 | 26,0 | 34,5 | |
| 15 | GM | MEGARANTO Susanto | INA | 2527 | 5,0 | 2495 | 29,5 | 39,0 |
| 16 | GM | NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son | VIE | 2642 | 5,0 | 2456 | 24,0 | 32,0 |
| 17 | GM | GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan | IRI | 2575 | 5,0 | 2455 | 25,0 | 33,5 |
| 18 | GM | ZHOU Weiqi | CHN | 2584 | 5,0 | 2441 | 23,5 | 31,5 |
| 19 | GM | ANTONIO Rogelio Jr | PHI | 2572 | 5,0 | 2433 | 25,0 | 33,5 |
| 20 | IM | HARIKA Dronavalli | IND | 2473 | 5,0 | 2416 | 23,0 | 30,5 |
| 21 | IM | KHAMRAKULOV Dzhurabek | UZB | 2509 | 5,0 | 2405 | 24,0 | 31,0 |
| 22 | IM | ADHIBAN B | IND | 2510 | 5,0 | 2401 | 23,5 | 31,5 |
| 23 | XIU Deshun | CHN | 2493 | 5,0 | 2397 | 23,0 | 31,0 | |
| 24 | GM | BUI Vinh | VIE | 2480 | 5,0 | 2349 | 20,0 | 27,5 |
Round 9 key matchups:
| Bo. | No. | Name | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | No. | ||
| 1 | 16 | GM | GUPTA Abhijeet | 6 | 6½ | GM | NI Hua | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | SO Wesley | 6 | 6 | GM | ZHOU Jianchao | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | LE Quang Liem | 5½ | 6 | GM | DING Liren | 15 | |
| 4 | 8 | GM | LI Chao B | 5½ | 5½ | IM | SETHURAMAN S P | 28 | |
| 5 | 2 | GM | SASIKIRAN Krishnan | 5 | 5½ | GM | YU Yangyi | 13 | |
| 6 | 64 | ZENG Chongsheng | 5½ | 5 | GM | NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son | 7 |
Full results here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr33151.aspx?lan=1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
So will prevail.
Well, he didn’t. Wesley drew his last round game to come in second just behind Ni Hua. At least he qualified for the World Cup.
One guy to watch out for after this tournament is FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia. He’s a young man…high school sophomore I think. Rated about 2300+. Took down a couple of GMs including Zhang Zhong who was rated 2600+.