Leaders after 1 round (http://chess-results.com/tnr173831.aspx)
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Ghaem Maghami Ehsan | IRI | 2558 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | GM | Idani Pouya | IRI | 2526 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | GM | Darini Pouria | IRI | 2485 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | IM | Al Qudaimi Basheer | YEM | 2405 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | IM | Nezad Husein Aziz | QAT | 2404 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | FM | Abdulwahhab Ahmed Abdulsattar | IRQ | 2346 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 7 | IM | Iyti Basher | SYR | 2298 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |