Standings after 9 rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Bdld | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | 5 | IM | Nguyen Van Huy | HNO | 2436 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2363 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 7.0 | 10 | 24.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | FM | Hoang Canh Huan | DAN | 2345 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2388 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 5.0 | 20 | 33.0 | |
| 3 | 11 | FM | Pham Chuong | HCM | 2326 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2383 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 4.0 | 20 | 25.0 | |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Dao Thien Hai | HCM | 2479 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2374 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 4.0 | 10 | -4.6 | |
| 5 | 1 | GM | Nguyen Duc Hoa | CTH | 2498 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2366 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 10 | -6.8 | |
| 6 | 18 | CM | Nguyen Van Thanh | DAN | 2180 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2341 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 4.0 | 20 | 44.2 | |
| 7 | 6 | GM | Tu Hoang Thong | HCM | 2392 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2310 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 3.0 | 10 | -2.3 | |
| 8 | 3 | GM | Cao Sang | LDO | 2454 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2246 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 4.0 | 10 | -14.9 | |
| 9 | 4 | IM | Tran Tuan Minh | HNO | 2443 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2325 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 4.0 | 10 | -10.8 | |
| 10 | 7 | Vo Thanh Ninh | KGI | 2370 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2318 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 20 | -7.0 | ||
| 11 | 13 | CM | Tran Thanh Tu | CTH | 2283 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2271 | 42.0 | 42.5 | 4.0 | 20 | 0.0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Tran Quoc Dung | HCM | 2297 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2233 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 3.0 | 20 | -10.8 | ||
| 13 | 14 | IM | Bao Khoa | LDO | 2269 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2318 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 2.0 | 20 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | 16 | IM | Tu Hoang Thai | HCM | 2241 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2296 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 2.0 | 10 | 3.2 | |
| 15 | 21 | Doan Van Duc | QDO | 2118 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2296 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 4.0 | 20 | 26.0 |