Top rated player, Francesco Vallejo-Pons is returning to Bangkok along with former BCC Open Champions Jan Gustafsson and Sune Berg Hansen. 17 Grandmasters so far have confirmed their registrations, along with double gold medal winner WGM Irene Sukandar. Below are the early lists.
| FIDE ID | Surname | First Name | Title | Country | Rating |
| 1 | 2205530 | Vallejo Pons | Francesco | GM | ESP | 2693 |
| 2 | 14102536 | Fedorchuk | Sergey A. | GM | UKR | 2636 |
| 3 | 1107038 | Socko | Bartosz | GM | POL | 2635 |
| 4 | 4625498 | Gustafsson | Jan | GM | GER | 2634 |
| 5 | 5201640 | Barbosa | Oliver | GM | PHI | 2580 |
| 6 | 14401487 | Atalik | Suat | GM | TUR | 2562 |
| 7 | 5201381 | Gomez | John Paul | GM | PHI | 2524 |
| 8 | 5005779 | Venkatsh | M.R. | GM | IND | 2515 |
| 9 | 5201330 | Laylo | Darwin | GM | PHI | 2511 |
| 10 | 8603294 | Liu | Qingnan | IM | CHN | 2500 |
| 11 | 14200236 | Dzhumaev | Marat | GM | UZB | 2496 |
| 12 | 5074452 | Karthikeyan | Murali | IM | IND | 2475 |
| 13 | 5009154 | Thejkumar | M.S. | IM | IND | 2460 |
| 14 | 4603338 | Schebler | Gerhard | GM | GER | 2451 |
| 15 | 1106619 | Socko | Monika | GM | POL | 2450 |
| 16 | 13701568 | Kuderinov | Kirill | IM | KAZ | 2448 |
| 17 | 4113250 | Lazarev | Vladimir | GM | FRA | 2441 |
| 18 | 1613880 | Kreisl | Robert | IM | AUT | 2435 |
| 19 | 5008980 | Saptarshi | Roy | IM | IND | 2434 |
| 20 | 5200016 | Torre | Eugenio | GM | PHI | 2427 |
| 21 | 5024366 | Anurag | Mhamal | IM | IND | 2420 |
| 22 | 5200636 | Nolte | Rolando | IM | PHI | 2417 |
| 23 | 15001261 | Menkinoski | Riste | FM | MKD | 2368 |
| 24 | 7000812 | Kojima | Shinya | FM | JPN | 2361 |
| 25 | 7800010 | Lodhi | Mahmood | IM | PAK | 2358 |
| 26 | 1400541 | Sorensen | Torben | IM | MLT | 2358 |
| 27 | 5201454 | Nouri | Hamed | | PHI | 2355 |
| 28 | 3200345 | Wohl | Aleksander H. | IM | AUS | 2355 |
| 29 | 25012215 | Vignesh NR | | | IND | 2354 |
| 30 | 25012223 | Visakh NR | | | IND | 2340 |
| 31 | 8602778 | Mu | Ke | | CHN | 2325 |
| 32 | 12500313 | Ghane | Shojaat | GM | IRI | 2321 |
| 33 | 7000634 | Nanjo | Ryosuke | CM | JPN | 2321 |
| 34 | 25004301 | Sardana | Rishi | | AUS | 2320 |
| 35 | 5217636 | Asuela | Ellan | | PHI | 2312 |
| 36 | 5002818 | Lahiri | Atanu | IM | IND | 2311 |
| 37 | 3213145 | Dale | Ari | IM | AUS | 2310 |
| 38 | 5061245 | Puranik | Abhimanyu | CM | IND | 2305 |
| 39 | 5203660 | Causo | Deniel | | PHI | 2293 |
| 40 | 2603918 | Vaingorten | Jaaqov | FM | CAN | 2289 |
| 41 | 11600209 | Safranska | Anda | WGM | FRA | 2286 |
| 42 | 1711962 | Vaarala | Eric | | SWE | 2281 |
| 43 | 5203538 | Andador | Rolando | | PHI | 2279 |
| 44 | 1608797 | Aschenbrenner | Robert | FM | AUT | 2279 |
| 45 | 7103255 | Pitra | Andika | FM | INA | 2276 |
| 46 | 6200206 | Pitirotjirathon | Jirapak | FM | THA | 2274 |
| 47 | 8602611 | Gu | Xiabing | WGM | CHN | 2265 |
| 48 | 8608962 | Liu | Yan | | CHN | 2264 |
| 49 | 1102958 | Furdzik | Rafal | | USA | 2259 |
| 50 | 5004330 | Mohota | Nisha | IM | IND | 2253 |
| 51 | 6200176 | Teerapabpaisit | Wisuwat | FM | THA | 2250 |
| 52 | 14100568 | Borsos | Bogdan | IM | UKR | 2247 |
| 53 | 5207347 | Gotel | Michael | | PHI | 2246 |
| 54 | 5019516 | Kulkarni | Bhakti | WGM | IND | 2246 |
| 55 | 500704 | Tuomala | Timo | | FIN | 2246 |
| 56 | 3200302 | Reilly | Tim | FM | AUS | 2245 |
| 57 | 1602217 | Frosch | Erich | FM | AUT | 2229 |
| 58 | 5091640 | Vijay | Pranav | | IND | 2217 |
| 59 | 405205 | Thompson | Ian D | FM | ENG | 2213 |
| 60 | 4605853 | Tischendorf | Michael, Dr. | | GER | 2213 |
| 61 | 12503029 | Soozankar | A.M. | FM | IRI | 2206 |
| 62 | 8602905 | Zhou | Guijue | WIM | CHN | 2206 |
| 63 | 5202140 | Dungca | Ryan | | PHI | 2205 |
| 64 | 403229 | Griffiths | Paul V | | ENG | 2196 |
| 65 | 5008646 | Sauravh | Khherdekar | FM | IND | 2196 |
| 66 | 8610550 | Peng | Xiongjian | | CHN | 2193 |
| 67 | 4653785 | Steinbrecht | Ralf | | GER | 2191 |
| 68 | 5024668 | Abhilash | Reddy M.L. | | IND | 2189 |
| 69 | 25004964 | Raghunandan | Kaumandur Srihari | FM | IND | 2189 |
| 70 | 5210283 | Bitoon | Jimson | | PHI | 2182 |
| 71 | 5204003 | Portugalera | Ric | | PHI | 2182 |
| 72 | 24132071 | Shukin | Andrev | | RUS | 2175 |
| 73 | 2023733 | Rom | Jasper B | | PHI | 2172 |
| 74 | 1601113 | Wegener | Fred | FM | AUT | 2157 |
| 75 | 5090598 | Rohan | Ahuja | | IND | 2154 |
| 76 | 12501824 | Doostkam | P | | IRI | 2146 |
| 77 | 503894 | Eriksson | Jon | | FIN | 2146 |
| 78 | 5016223 | Sohan | Phadke | | IND | 2146 |
| 79 | 24609064 | Kienitz | Andre | | GER | 2137 |
| 80 | 8609470 | Zhang | Ziji | | CHN | 2135 |
| 81 | 4623649 | Tobor | Detlef | | GER | 2132 |
| 82 | 5206049 | Arellano | Robert | | PHI | 2122 |
| 83 | 8603960 | Wang | Xinyue | | CHN | 2121 |
| 84 | 9900993 | Alahakoon | Isuru | | SRI | 2120 |
| 85 | 5208009 | Calvelo | Jelvis | | PHI | 2115 |
| 86 | 6201610 | Kulpruethanon | Thanadon | | THA | 2113 |
| 87 | 5084822 | Kumar Jena | Rakesh | FM | IND | 2113 |
| 88 | 6001238 | Lam | Daniel King-wai | | HKG | 2111 |
| 89 | 6200214 | Tuorila | Kai | | FIN | 2104 |
| 90 | 5209439 | Lumidao | Mervin | | PHI | 2103 |
| 91 | 8608288 | Xu | Xiangyu | | CHN | 2101 |
| 92 | 5009324 | Yogesh | Gautam | | IND | 2091 |
| 93 | 3213307 | Puccini | Jack | CM | AUS | 2088 |
| 94 | 5811589 | Hornell | Colin | | SCO | 2082 |
| 95 | 6201083 | Wiwatanadate | Poompong | | THA | 2078 |
| 96 | 1005480 | Wismeijer | Jeroen | | NED | 2069 |
| 97 | 1007599 | Hoffman | Ron | | NED | 2065 |
| 98 | 5001013 | Thipsay | Bagyashree Sathe | WIM | IND | 2061 |
| 99 | 7105541 | Purnama | Eri | | INA | 2053 |
| 100 | 5006511 | Swati | Mohota | WFM | IND | 2046 |
| 101 | 11400048 | Norris | Damian C | CM | FIJ | 2045 |
| 102 | 634514 | Bolon | Karelle | WFM | FRA | 2041 |
| 103 | 1302582 | Hirt | Markus | | SUI | 2041 |
| 104 | 8604789 | Liu | Hongyan | | CHN | 2038 |
| 105 | 1503057 | Sollid | Stein | | NOR | 2034 |
| 106 | 5068754 | Chaithanyaa | K.G. | | IND | 2028 |
| 107 | 8604770 | Zhu | Ying | | CHN | 2027 |
| 108 | 4639413 | Kohtz | Andreas | | GER | 2021 |
| 109 | 13708880 | Mamyrbay | Assad | | KAZ | 2017 |
| 110 | 12502197 | Bashirinia | Omid | | IRI | 2007 |
| 111 | 1636910 | Baumgartner | Martin | | AUT | 2002 |
| 112 | 4643747 | Krumm | Johannes | | GER | 1997 |
| 113 | 5089000 | Harshit | Raja | | IND | 1996 |
| 114 | 3211436 | Markovitz | Neil | | AUS | 1994 |
| 115 | 6200443 | Sivara | Poompat | | THA | 1994 |
| 116 | 5030161 | Vinay | Kurth Koti | | IND | 1980 |
| 117 | 6200907 | Arpijuntarangkoon | Jaradpong | | THA | 1971 |
| 118 | 6200842 | Calacday | Henry | | PHI | 1961 |
| 119 | 5019915 | Jayaram | R. | | IND | 1961 |
| 120 | 6200591 | Yutithamnon | Surapole | | THA | 1959 |
| 121 | 5106028 | Ramirez Leyva | Freddy | | MEX | 1958 |
| 122 | 1438620 | Fredriksen | Erik | | DEN | 1947 |
| 123 | 2401312 | Milligan | Helen | WFM | NZL | 1940 |
| 124 | 605883 | Laurain | Dominique | | FRA | 1938 |
| 125 | 5067359 | Savant | Riya | WFM | IND | 1938 |
| 126 | 5216931 | Nolly | Cabilas | | PHI | 1937 |
| 127 | 5054290 | Tejaswini | Sagar | WCM | IND | 1931 |
| 128 | 5804175 | Low | Zhen Yu Cyrus | | SIN | 1921 |
| 129 | 3204987 | Watharow | Sean | | AUS | 1915 |
| 130 | 6201318 | Akharaboollasez | Akharin | | THA | 1904 |
| 131 | 6200125 | Hansing | Saphong | | THA | 1896 |
| 132 | 6201059 | Thanarotrung | Ratchaphon | | THA | 1893 |
| 133 | 13708694 | Assaubayeva | Bibissara | WFM | KAZ | 1891 |
| 134 | 1513427 | Dahl | Trygve | | NOR | 1867 |
| 135 | 6200877 | Maouel | Kamel | | ALG | 1866 |
| 136 | 25010689 | Balasubramanian | Akshaj | | IND | 1865 |
| 137 | 5211174 | Culasing | Michael | | PHI | 1857 |
| 138 | 6200451 | Darby | Peter | | ENG | 1856 |
| 139 | 12907952 | Jennewein | Norbert | | GER | 1851 |
| 140 | 6201482 | Maneeratanasak | Chanavuth | | THA | 1836 |
| 141 | 5707641 | Ding | Tze How Dilwen | | MAS | 1831 |
| 142 | 1312570 | Wuest | Andreas | | SUI | 1820 |
| 143 | 1270682 | Trinkl | Andreas | | GER | 1811 |
| 144 | 3204634 | Frost | Peter | | AUS | 1809 |
| 145 | 2036860 | Kinoshita | Akira | | USA | 1804 |
| 146 | 508225 | Karasmaki | Seppo | | FIN | 1786 |
| 147 | 9904433 | Wettasinha | Vasanta | | SRI | 1784 |
| 148 | 423688 | McCready | Mark | | ENG | 1770 |
| 149 | 6200508 | Srivatanakul | Pricha | | THA | 1761 |
| 150 | 6201555 | Atthaworadej | Woradej | | THA | 1754 |
| 151 | 6201563 | Atthaworadej | Worasuda | WCM | THA | 1743 |
| 152 | 415723 | Gates | David A | | ENG | 1742 |
| 153 | 3206130 | Antoniazzi | Francesco | CM | AUS | 1729 |
| 154 | 5084377 | Prabhudesai | Anant | | IND | 1703 |
| 155 | 5087953 | Chander Mohan | Sharma | | IND | 1671 |
| 156 | 6203124 | Sandhiratne | Akkarawut | | THA | 1663 |
| 157 | 46614451 | Rao | Manogna | | IND | 1645 |
| 158 | 5042275 | Sivakumar | P | | IND | 1629 |
| 159 | 423670 | Greenwood | Martin C | | ENG | 1587 |
| 160 | 1504916 | Lie | Terje | | NOR | 1533 |
| 161 | 35029053 | Suresh | Seetapathy | | IND | 1533 |
| 162 | 3221873 | Yao | Licia | | AUS | 1523 |
| 163 | 25091913 | Anand | Rishabh | | IND | 1261 |
| 164 | 4004469 | Fixmer | Eric | | LUX | |
| 165 | 6204139 | Laosaengpha | Napat | | THA | |
| 166 | 2010348 | Mitev | Krassen | | BUL | |
| 167 | 36014729 | Noel | Nicholas | | FRA | |
| 168 | 8609047 | Peng | Hongchi | | CHN | |
| 169 | 7105703 | Marpaung | Roy | | INA | |
| 170 | 2402424 | Sanghera | Parminder | | SCO | |
| 171 | 1728130 | Svensson | Gert | | SWE | |
| 172 | 6203000 | Thanarotrung | Natkritta | | THA | |
| 173 | 6202330 | Tianopart | Ruengyot | | THA | |
| 174 | 6203493 | Tungkaew | Sitikan | | THA | |
| FIDE ID | Surname | First Name | Title | Country | Rating |
| 1 | 13000314 | Khin Ko | | | MYA | 2087 |
| 2 | 6201733 | Thanatipanonda | Thotsaporn | | THA | 2074 |
| 3 | 12504955 | Kaboodi | Behrang | | IRI | 2064 |
| 4 | 12400840 | Phan | Trong Binh | | VIE | 2064 |
| 5 | 5215544 | Cuizon | Daniel | | PHI | 2059 |
| 6 | 6200044 | Gavilan Jr | Arnulfo | | PHI | 2031 |
| 7 | 1701932 | Olsson | Lars F | | SWE | 2025 |
| 8 | 2039362 | Williams | Michael | | USA | 1966 |
| 9 | 5207541 | Ting | Marvin | | PHI | 1962 |
| 10 | 5207924 | Alidani | Leonardo | | PHI | 1959 |
| 11 | 35048066 | Shanbhag | Rohan | | IND | 1929 |
| 12 | 5023580 | Nandan | Buragohain | | IND | 1924 |
| 13 | 5704685 | Azman Hisham | Nur Najiha | WFM | MAS | 1888 |
| 14 | 10207473 | Zoar Haque | Prodhan | | BAN | 1883 |
| 15 | 6200885 | Calacday | Eric | | PHI | 1866 |
| 16 | 5702879 | Azhar | Puteri Rifqah Fahada | | MAS | 1861 |
| 17 | 5042194 | Samuel | Kumar | | IND | 1850 |
| 18 | 5704340 | Azhar | Muhd Irfan Haqqim | | MAS | 1838 |
| 19 | 5046556 | Aparajita | Gochhikar | | IND | 1810 |
| 20 | 1322079 | Kuich | Gero | | SUI | 1808 |
| 21 | 5700434 | Mohd Noor | Mohd Noor Azam | | MAS | 1803 |
| 22 | 10202684 | Ali | Mohammad Amir | | BAN | 1791 |
| 23 | 3213153 | Dale | Finley | | AUS | 1782 |
| 24 | 414077 | Curry | Stephen | | ENG | 1779 |
| 25 | 2612593 | Caluza | Juni | | CAN | 1759 |
| 26 | 5031923 | Sandhya | G | | IND | 1755 |
| 27 | 5042950 | Mathur | Tarun | | IND | 1735 |
| 28 | 5709040 | Azhar | Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa | | MAS | 1722 |
| 29 | 5028043 | Hanumantha | R. | | IND | 1711 |
| 30 | 618004 | Billot | Daniel | | FRA | 1700 |
| 31 | 4661446 | Rao | Manas | | IND | 1696 |
| 32 | 5704308 | Saleh | Fikri | | MAS | 1696 |
| 33 | 46658203 | Chutia | Krishi Pallab | | IND | 1690 |
| 34 | 25071971 | Ravi | Behere | | IND | 1667 |
| 35 | 6202268 | Pheephacharakan | Pinatpong | | THA | 1667 |
| 36 | 34141640 | Eliseev | Egor | | RUS | 1662 |
| 37 | 6201911 | Phitchayarom | Ruja | WCM | THA | 1612 |
| 38 | 234036 | Smet | Louis | | BEL | 1612 |
| 39 | 6203183 | Kamphusan | Thaphat | | THA | 1581 |
| 40 | 5216184 | Nouri | Alekhine | | PHI | 1579 |
| 41 | 5704294 | Saleh | Anis Fariha | | MAS | 1571 |
| 42 | 2041065 | Kirk | Louis | | USA | 1566 |
| 43 | 1516604 | Halvorsen | Benjamin | | NOR | 1557 |
| 44 | 5093376 | Shah | Kavisha S | | IND | 1527 |
| 45 | 35032933 | Mahindru | Ruhaan | | IND | 1396 |
| 46 | 5217075 | Calacday | James | | PHI | 1329 |
| 47 | 5088348 | Nagarathna M S | | | IND | 1269 |
| 48 | 5204399 | Umayan | Vincent | | PHI | [2013] |
| 49 | 5217660 | Peligros | Rhenell | | PHI | [1903] |
| 50 | 6202101 | Sajjapornthep | Jarunpol | | THA | [1825] |
| 51 | 6201342 | Janset | Pakpoom | | THA | [1520] |
| 52 | 13203290 | Ahn | Juyong | | KOR | |
| 53 | 441856 | Armiger | Paul D | | ENG | |
| 54 | 6201857 | Asawayathpol | Pattarapong | | THA | |
| 55 | 3224554 | Barker | Tyson | | AUS | |
| 56 | 6203108 | Brady | Thomas | | THA | |
| 57 | 6204066 | Chanchieovichai | Kittipong | | THA | |
| 58 | 46606092 | Kashyap | Dhrupad | | IND | |
| 59 | 2047357 | Fugal | Jeremy | | USA | |
| 60 | 3222500 | Gong | Patrick | | AUS | |
| 61 | 6204147 | Khanijou | Rajbir Singh | | THA | |
| 62 | 8613125 | Long | Siyu | | CHN | |
| 63 | 12411116 | Nguyen | Minh Dat | | VIE | |
| 64 | 6202080 | Norris | Christopher | | THA | |
| 65 | 12411272 | Pham | Xuan Duc | | VIE | |
| 66 | 6201016 | Pinsuwan | Thatchawat | | THA | |
| 67 | 6202500 | Pratuengsukpong | Chitaporn | | THA | |
| 68 | 6203078 | Rangkaew | Pojawan | | THA | |
| 69 | 7105630 | Susanto | Ridwan | | INA | |
| 70 | 46658181 | Patil | Sasha | | IND | |
| 71 | 6204082 | Simawit | Tirasak | | THA | |
| 72 | 25073770 | Sagar | Siya | | IND | |
| 73 | 1520830 | Svendsen | Trond Ove | | NOR | |
| 74 | 6203230 | Tungkaew | Pitchakorn | | THA | |
| 75 | 6202551 | Tuorila | Christina | | FIN | |
| 76 | 6202152 | Tuorila | Nina | | FIN | |
| 77 | 8611157 | Yao | Yuan | | CHN | |