Shrestha, playing with white pieces, lost to Singheshwar Das of Rajbiraj. He had earlier shared points playing with black pieces against Das. Lama lost to Madan Krishna Kayastha in sudden death as the winner advanced into the pre-quarterfinals. Niraj Niraula, Nabin Tandukar, Manish Hamal, Badrilal Nepali, Krishna Thapa, Ganeshman Duwal, Rajendra Bajracharya, Rabindra Shakya, Bishwabijay Ghimire, Prachandaman Malakar, Purnaraj Khadka, Shyam Sundar Shrestha, Rajan Puri, among others, also secured berths in the pre-quarterfinals.
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