At the point of writing, the Category 1 (NR at least 1400) is led by Kamaluddin Yusof. His title rivalry will comes from Nor Ilhamuddin, Masrin, Faizal Roslan and Tan Wei Hao that make-up the top 5 pre-tournament players list.
The full listing of players who have pre-registered as follows:
| No | Category 1 | Age | Status |
| 1 | Alex Low Boon Kin | ||
| 2 | Ang Tsu Jien | (14 y.o.) | |
| 3 | Bryan Yap Chuan Yoong | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
| 4 | Chang Wei Jin | (14 y.o.) | Pd |
| 5 | Cheah Eason | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
| 6 | Emir Rusyaidi Ahmad Nazari | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
| 7 | Evan Loo Hsien Rong | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
| 8 | Felix Antonio Calimanga | ||
| 9 | Foo Chee Sheng | ||
| 10 | Gohshalan Naidu Shanmugam Naidu | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
| 11 | Kamaluddin Yusof | ||
| 12 | Kiruphakaran Nadesen | ||
| 13 | Lee Zhi Wei | (14 y.o.) | Pd |
| 14 | Looi Ka Loc | (9 y.o.) | Pd |
| 15 | Lum Zhun Hoong | ||
| 16 | Masrin Erowan | ||
| 17 | Melvin Pereira Dickson | ||
| 18 | Mirnash Chandran | (J) | |
| 19 | Mohanaraj Ganasen | ||
| 20 | Mohd Faizal Roslan | (15 y.o.) | Pd |
| 21 | Mohd Shafiq Ngasiman | ||
| 22 | Mohd Zullghafari Saparmin | ||
| 23 | Muhd Azim Mohd Ismail | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
| 24 | Muhd Hisham Abd Somad | ||
| 25 | Muhd Khairul Hafiz Hassan | ||
| 26 | Nor Ilhamuddin Shaikh Ali | ||
| 27 | Ong Wei Bin | (14 y.o.) | |
| 28 | Ramaivanitha Palaniapan | ||
| 29 | Sean Ooi Zhi Jian | (12 y.o.) | Pd |
| 30 | Sofea Aliya Syahril | (10 y.o.) | |
| 31 | Sotimin Muhalip | ||
| 32 | Suniil Kali Vanan | (17 y.o.) | |
| 34 | Syahril Abdul Jalil | ||
| 35 | Syed Ahmad Farhan Syed Ahmad Iskandar | ||
| 36 | Tan Jun Hao | ||
| 37 | Tan Ri Hong | (16 y.o.) | Pd |
| 38 | Tan Wei Hao | (16 y.o.) | |
| 39 | Tan Yong Hau | (10 y.o.) | Pd |
| 40 | Tan Yong Zhao | (13 y.o.) | Pd |
| 41 | Toh Yew Leong | (18 y.o.) | |
| 42 | Wan Tarmizi Wan Sulaiman | ||
| 43 | Wong Liang Choo | Pd | |
| 44 | Wong Zi Yue | (8 y.o.) |
