In Open category Rajkumar and K.V.K Karthik tied for first place with 9.5 points each out of 12 rounds, in tie-break Rajkumar (TSWREIS Chess Academy, Shaikpet) won the event, K.V.K Karthik (Vijayawada) got second place while Mathiazhagan (Puducherry) got third place with 9 points.