Na open turniru u Hong Kongu pobjedio je kineski šahista GM Bai Jinshi sa 7 poena. Drugo mjesto osvojio je indijski šahista GM Sethuraman S.P. sa 6,5 poena, dok je treće mjesto osvojio kineski IM Li Bo sa 6 poena.
Hong Kong, 27.12.2024-2.01.2025.
71 igrač, 10 GM, 1 WGM, 9 IM, 1 WIM, 4 FM, 7 CM
Konačno stanje posle 9.kola
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | ||
| 1 | GM | Bai Jinshi | 2551 | CHN | 7 | |
| 2 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 2586 | IND | 6,5 | |
| 3 | IM | Li Bo | 2183 | CHN | 6 | |
| 4 | GM | Gorovets Andrey | 2481 | BLR | 6 | |
| 5 | GM | Priasmoro Novendra | 2445 | INA | 6 | |
| 6 | IM | Concio Michael Jr. | 2373 | PHI | 6 | |
| 7 | IM | Hafiz Arif Abdul | 2358 | INA | 6 | |
| 8 | IM | Jin Yueheng | 2309 | CHN | 6 | |
| 9 | GM | Bernadskiy Vitaliy | 2546 | UKR | 6 | |
| 10 | Meng Yihan | 2402 | CHN | 6 | ||
| 11 | GM | Sriram Jha | 2318 | IND | 6 | |
| 12 | IM | Kojima Shinya | 2326 | JPN | 5,5 | |
| 13 | CM | Li Yiheng | 1970 | HKG | 5,5 | |
| 14 | Jiang Liu | 1861 | CHN | 5,5 | ||
| 15 | Cai Songliang | 2145 | CHN | 5,5 | ||
| 16 | FM | Dai Cheng | 2100 | AUS | 5 | |
| 17 | IM | Laohawirapap Prin | 2386 | THA | 5 | |
| 18 | Shen Fuyan | 1980 | CHN | 5 | ||
| 19 | WGM | Li Xueyi | 2225 | CHN | 5 | |
| 20 | GM | Gordon Stephen J | 2506 | ENG | 5 | |
| 21 | CM | Nissinen Niilo Man | 2190 | HKG | 5 | |
| 22 | Chen Lvheng | 1923 | CHN | 5 | ||
| 23 | GM | Villamayor Buenaventura | 2313 | SGP | 5 |
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