Boys Category
1. NM Edward Lee Kim Han (DC) 1902
2. Sumant Subramaniam 1870
3. Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar 1840
4. Evan Timothy Capel 1772
5. Muhd Izz Saifuddin 1763
NM Edward Lee had suffered an unexpected lost to Evan (seeded 4th) in Rd 4. The leaders after 4 rounds are Sumant, Syakir and Evan. Izz too had dropped a point. Rd 5 action is Syakir vs Sumant, Evan vs Low Jun Jian.
Girls Category
1. NWM Alia Anin Azwa Bakri 1703
2. Winnie Hong Wee Ni 1508
3. Teh Kai Wen 1464
4. Latifah Kaiyisah Latib Said 1428
5. Lynette Wong Xun Peng 1356
NWM Alia had one clear point in the field. Her neareast opponent is Latifah at 3pts, while the other contenders in this list have 2.5 pts only which means three of them are out of the race for championship.
(DC) means Defending Champion for the same age-group. Defending Champion shall be seeded as "No. 1 player" regardless of their current MCF Chess rating.