Day 1 in Kuwait was very eventful especially after the withdrawal of MERC Championship leader Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari and New comer Saeed Al Mouri in addition to Saleh Ben Aidan’s roll over in the final stage. If things remain as they are Al Attiyah will be in for a win after leading Qatar’s AlSuwaidi by over 3 mins and Abdullah Al Qassimi by 4 min.
After Day 1
| Pos | No. | Name | Penalties | Time | Diff. prev | Diff. 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | AL-ATTIYAH N. | 1:00:46.2 | |||
| 2 | 7 | ALSUWAIDI K. | 24.0 | 1:03:51.9 | +3:05.7 | +3:05.7 |
| 3 | 3 | ALQASSIMI S. | 24.0 | 1:04:46.2 | +54.3 | +4:00.0 |
| 4 | 2 | AL-MARRI M. | 16.0 | 1:04:49.1 | +2.9 | +4:02.9 |
| 5 | 6 | ALNAJADI E. | 46.0 | 1:09:27.9 | +4:38.8 | +8:41.7 |
| 6 | 8 | ALNEJADI M. | 16.0 | 1:09:50.2 | +22.3 | +9:04.0 |
| 7 | 9 | SALEH M. | 24.0 | 1:10:04.9 | +14.7 | +9:18.7 |
| 8 | 16 | CETINKAYA B. | 8.0 | 1:10:27.9 | +23.0 | +9:41.7 |
| 9 | 12 | GEORGIOU N. | 2:08.0 | 1:11:59.6 | +1:31.7 | +11:13.4 |
| 10 | 14 | AL-ATTIYA K. | 1:16.0 | 1:12:10.7 | +11.1 | +11:24.5 |
| 11 | 10 | BIN-EIDAN S. | 8.0 | 1:13:35.8 | +1:25.1 | +12:49.6 |
| 12 | 20 | ASHKANANI F. | 1:36.0 | 1:17:28.4 | +3:52.6 | +16:42.2 |
| 13 | 21 | ALFAZRAN E. | 1:17:36.5 | +8.1 | +16:50.3 | |
| 14 | 29 | HESEEN S. | 1:20:50.6 | +3:14.1 | +20:04.4 | |
| 15 | 11 | AL-THEFIRI M. | 1:21:42.9 | +52.3 | +20:56.7 | |
| 16 | 28 | CHACHATI E. | 1:22:49.4 | +1:06.5 | +22:03.2 | |
| 17 | 25 | DAHSHAN Z. | 1:22:58.5 | +9.1 | +22:12.3 | |
| 18 | 22 | ALAJMI N. | 1:25:04.0 | +2:05.5 | +24:17.8 | |
| 19 | 27 | AMAN S. | 3:14.0 | 1:25:14.4 | +10.4 | +24:28.2 |
| 20 | 15 | ALSALEH M. | 1:25:42.1 | +27.7 | +24:55.9 | |
| 21 | 26 | ALGHARABALLY D. | 1:25:42.1 | +0.0 | +24:55.9 | |
| 22 | 24 | AL BAST H. | 1:02.0 | 1:26:09.5 | +27.4 | +25:23.3 |
| 23 | 23 | RASHEED A. | 1:37:16.6 | +11:07.1 | +36:30.4 | |
| 24 | 19 | POLAT O. | 1:56.0 | 1:38:11.2 | +54.6 | +37:25.0 |