Yet another huge Astro Merdeka Team event with possibly the biggest turnout ever forcing the organisers to use 2 extra rooms outside of the main playing halls. I will post the exact numbers later. All I can say now it is HUGE! :)

Results after Round 1. Pinoy team Chess Castle had the fastest 4-0 win because their opponent Perlis State Team did not turn up. KL ChessKids another pinoy team also took a 4-0 win. I am going to predict total domination  by the Philipines and Indonesia teams for this year's team event too. What do you think? PEBT -DEFM Selangor on their way to winning 4-0 against Kaki Melaka. The former is possibly the strongest Malaysian team in this event consisting of Yeoh Li Tian, Nik Ahmad Farouqi, Nicholas Chan and Marcus Chan. Team pairings
Round 1 on 2016/09/09
No.	SNo	Team	Res.	:	Res.	Team	SNo
1	50	Perlis State Team [M/S]	0	:	4	Chess Castle	1
2	2	KLChessKids	4	:	0	Dukes of Chess [M]	51
3	52	The White Knight [M/U16]	1	:	3	Marfori Philippines	3
4	4	Jakarta - B	4	:	0	Penang U16 State Team [M/S/U16]	62
5	5	GARUDA	4	:	0	Kinabalu C [M/S]	53
6	54	Merdeka Warriors [M]	0	:	4	Snoopy	6
7	7	PeBT - DEFM Selangor [M]	4	:	0	Kaki Chess Melaka [M/S]	55
8	56	Kinabalu D [M/S]	0	:	4	Tagaytay City Philippines	8
9	9	PAMA Chess Club	4	:	0	PDRM A [M/Govt]	57
10	58	UPM [M/IPT]	0	:	4	The Empty Revolution	10
11	12	DATCC 1	4	:	0	Penang Chess Warriors [M]	59
12	64	Johor U16 State Team [M/S/U16]	0	:	4	De Market A	13
13	19	IntChess Asia	4	:	0	MCE (Just Kidding) [M/U16]	65
14	66	Penang CLOBA B [M/S]	0	:	4	DU 31	14
15	61	NMA Conquerors [M]	0	:	4	Jakarta - A	15
16	16	Jakarta - C	4	:	0	MARAN Junior [M/U16]	67
17	68	Penang Ladies State [M/S/L]	1	:	3	CES	17
18	18	MARAN Senior	3	:	1	Master Gambit [M]	69
19	70	Perak Junior [M/S]	0	:	4	King KAPCAI [M]	21
20	22	Penang State Team [M/S]	4	:	0	G FORCE [M/L/U16]	71
21	72	IJM / S2 Community [M]	0	:	4	Kinabalu A [M/S]	23
22	24	Selangor B [M/S]	4	:	0	Penang Pink Fluffy Unicorns [M]	73
23	74	Hornbill [M/U16]	1	:	3	Chess 64	25
24	26	Indus International School B [Sch]	½	:	3½	MBSSKL Jr. [M/U16/Sch]	75
25	76	Poison Ivy [M/L/U16]	0	:	4	Jakarta - D Putri [L]	27
26	28	Klang BKT [M/S]	3	:	1	SSM United [M/U16]	77
27	63	Stingray KSRP Team [M]	0	:	4	Seahorse KSRP Team [M]	29
28	30	KL State Team  [M/S]	3½	:	½	MBS & WMS KL [M/U16]	78
29	79	Nusa Mahkota Junior (Hang Nadim) [M/U16]	0	:	4	Pelajar SMP Indonesia [U16]	31
30	32	Klang Valley Tigers	3	:	1	KBAT [M/S/U16/Sch]	80
31	81	Catholic High School [M/S/Sch]	½	:	3½	Satu Malaysia [M]	33
32	35	Penang CLOBA A [M/S]	4	:	0	SAS Putrajaya  [M]	82
33	83	MBSSKL Team Knight [M/Sch]	0	:	4	Engko Memang Terrel [M]	36
34	37	ASTRO Ladies [M/L]	4	:	0	Chess Generation [M/U16]	84
35	85	PDRM B [M/Govt]	½	:	3½	Kinabalu B [M/S]	38
36	39	Indus International School A [Sch]	1	:	3	Jonah's Warriors [M/S/U16]	86
37	87	Sweet 13 Girls [M/L/U16]	0	:	4	Kelantan State Team [M/S]	40
38	41	Penang Overwalk [M/S]	4	:	0	Team IMU [M/IPT]	89
39	90	Blackpearl KSRP Team [M]	½	:	3½	UTP Dragons [M/IPT]	42
40	43	Cili Padi [M]	4	:	0	Johor U16 Girls [M/S/U16]	91
41	92	Lara's Knights [M/U16]	0	:	4	Seroja	44
42	45	The Old Frees Association [M/S]	4	:	0	GLOIRION [M/U16]	93
43	94	SXI B [M/U16/Sch]	0	:	4	MAKSWIP [M/S/Govt]	46
44	47	Swordfish KSRP Team [M]	3	:	1	CLHS Forces [M/S/U16/Sch]	88
45	20	DATCC 2	3	:	1	Selangor A [M/S/U16]	48
46	49	Johor State Team [M/S]	4	:	0	Spearfish KSRP Team [M]	95
47	96	SXI A [M/U16/Sch]	0	:	4	Calamba City Philippines	11
48	60	Chess Chess	1	:	3	Anything	34