Leaders after 8 rounds (http://chess-results.com/tnr173831.aspx)
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | GM | Idani Pouya | IRI | 2526 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 31.0 |
| 2 | 1 | GM | Ghaem Maghami Ehsan | IRI | 2558 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 35.5 | 31.5 |
| 3 | 5 | IM | Nezad Husein Aziz | QAT | 2404 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 31.5 |
| 4 | 6 | FM | Abdulwahhab Ahmed Abdulsattar | IRQ | 2346 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 36.0 | 33.0 |
| 5 | 4 | IM | Al Qudaimi Basheer | YEM | 2405 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 |
| 6 | 3 | GM | Darini Pouria | IRI | 2485 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 35.5 | 31.5 |