Leaders after 8 rounds (Full results here http://chess-results.com/tnr169961.aspx)
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Bdld | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | 5 | IM | Nguyen Van Huy | HNO | 2436 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2352 | 33.0 | 36.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 19.1 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Dao Thien Hai | HCM | 2479 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2393 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 4.0 | 10 | 3.9 | |
| 3 | 8 | FM | Hoang Canh Huan | DAN | 2345 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2388 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 5.0 | 20 | 31.6 | |
| 4 | 1 | GM | Nguyen Duc Hoa | CTH | 2498 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2365 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 4.0 | 10 | -5.1 | |
| 5 | 4 | IM | Tran Tuan Minh | HNO | 2443 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2309 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 4.0 | 10 | -5.7 | |
| 6 | 6 | GM | Tu Hoang Thong | HCM | 2392 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2305 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 3.0 | 10 | -1.6 | |
| 7 | 11 | FM | Pham Chuong | HCM | 2326 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2400 | 36.5 | 40.5 | 3.0 | 20 | 16.8 | |
| 8 | 18 | CM | Nguyen Van Thanh | DAN | 2180 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2321 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 3.0 | 20 | 27.2 | |
| 9 | 7 | Vo Thanh Ninh | KGI | 2370 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2292 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 2.0 | 20 | -10.4 | ||
| 10 | 15 | CM | Nguyen Hoang Nam | QDO | 2263 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2289 | 33.0 | 36.5 | 4.0 | 20 | 8.8 | |
| 11 | 21 | Doan Van Duc | QDO | 2118 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2274 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 20 | 28.4 | ||
| 12 | 3 | GM | Cao Sang | LDO | 2454 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2264 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 3.0 | 10 | -16.1 | |
| 13 | 22 | Nguyen Phuoc Tam | CTH | 2105 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2226 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 3.0 | 20 | 23.4 | ||
| 14 | 14 | IM | Bao Khoa | LDO | 2269 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2316 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.2 | |
| 15 | 13 | CM | Tran Thanh Tu | CTH | 2283 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2305 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 3.0 | 20 | -3.8 |