| 1. |
All 32 qualifiers will be divided into 8 groups of 4 and play with each other in 1 v 1 round robin matches. |
| 2. |
The Top 2 from each group (total 16) will progress to the second round where they will play each other in a 1 v 1 best of 3 knock out round. |
| 3. |
The top player from group 1 will play the runner up in group 2 and vice versa. And so on for groups 3 and 4, 5 and 6 as well as 7 and 8. |
| 4. |
The 8 winning players will play in a knock out style 1 v 1 tournament (Tournament A). |
| 5. |
The top 2 players will represent Malaysia in the 1 v 1 bracket of the OAC '09. |
| 6. |
3rd and 4th place will be decided by a single match between the 2 losing semi finalists. |
| 7. |
The 8 losing players from the second round will play in another knockout style 1 v 1 tournament (Tournament B). |
| 8. |
The 2 Finalists from this tournament will join the 3rd - 8th placed players from the first tournament and be dividied into 2 v 2 teams (4 teams). |
| 9. |
Players will then play each other knock out style where the top 2 teams will represent Malaysia in the 2 v 2 bracket of the OAC '09. |