In U-8 Boys, Cheah Kah Hoe (seeded 7th) has lost unexpected against non-rated Wong Zi Yue in Round 2. While, Looi continue his fine run when he held 2nd seed Chew Zhi Qi to a draw. Top seed Lye lik Zhang clears his round easily.
In U-12 Boys, 4th seed Amier Hamzah drop half point to Nik Muhd Haziq. Other seeded players in top 6 boards cruises through.
In U-14 Boys, both Ong Wei Bin and Dilwen Ding were held by their repective opponent to a draw. While, other seeded players in top 6 boards won their respective encounter.
In U-16 Boys, Suniil Kalivanan (seeded 5th) lost unexpectedly to Marcus Woo, while Tan Wei Hao was held to a draw by Vinton Wong. While, other seeded players in top 6 boards won their respective encounter.
In U-18 Boys, defending champion Muhd Nabil drew with 10th seed P'ng Ren Chi. Meanwhile, Yeap Eng Chiam lost unexpectedly to Jonathan Augustine. Other seeded players in top 6 boards cruises through.
No upset among the top 6 boards for the U-10.