On 29/05 GM Pierluigi Basso and IM Dragos Ceres communicated to official arbiter and to tournament director their intention to withdraw tournament for serious personal reasons that go beyond the event itself.
On 30/05, at the conclusion of his match in the 7th round, GM Jacek Stopa communicated to arbiter and to tournament director his intention to withdraw for health reasons relating to a state of physical discomfort which had already been present for a few days.
