Asian Indoor Games qualifying tilt: Antonio still leads

After seven rounds in this 17 players, rapid, round robin tournament scheduled for 17 rounds, GM Joey Antonio leads the rest of the pack who are vying for a slot in the upcoming Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam with just half a point. In the women's section, Catherine Perena and Cristine Rose Mariano currently shares the top spot. The 2009 Asian Indoor Games qualifying tournament is being held at the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Employees’ Lounge in Diliman, Quezon City

We have this full report from GMANews.TV

Men's division
Standings after 10 rounds:

7 points – R. Antonio
6.5 – M. Paragua, J Gonzales
6 – R. Dableo, R. Nolte, A. Branzuela, C. Castellano
5.5 – J. Gomez, J. de Ramos
4.5 – D. Laylo
4 – H, Pascua
3.5 – B. Villamayor
3 – E. Senador, R. Legaspi
2.5 – B. Nadera, M. Turqueza
2 – B. Valencia

Women's division
Standings after eight rounds:

6 points – C. Mariano, C. Perena
5.5 – B. Galas
4.5 – Sherily Cua, B. Mendoza
4 – Shercila Cua
3.5 – D. Rivera, L. Medina
3 – J. Berago. S. Peque
2.5 – J. Docena
1 – R. Tunguiao, G. Malbog