After 7 rounds of Swiss, there are no undefeated players left standing. Most of the usual suspects have managed to make Day 2, albeit with a slightly poorer performance than was expected. Malaysian Chong Hsu Yeung has also managed to clinch the third place position and is part of the Malaysian contingent that stole a handful of the 24 Day 2 slots.
On the other hand, Jonathan Koe and Tze Hong did not manage to make the cut. Perhaps this sends out a clear signal that the two formats are not that similar, after all.
The fight for the $10K trophy is just heating up and the real challenge still lies ahead. Join us tomorrow as the top 24 battle-hardened competitors begin their drafts for the ultimate prize.