Here are the results of the QF-1 conducted by Gopal Kidao and Dinesh Krithivasan on 18th September 2016
| Participant | Score |
|---|---|
| Jayakanthan | 20 |
| Rithwik | 17 |
| Prashanth | 15.5 |
| Keshav Athreya | 15 |
| Abid Abdulla | 14 |
| Nirupama | 14 |
| Vijay Sarathy | 13.5 |
| Siddhanth Rao | 13 |
| Praneet | 13 |
| Ramana | 12.5 |
| Mario Fernando | 12 |
| Anil | 11 |
| Navneeth | 10 |
| Riyas Ahmed | 10 |
| Venkat | 10 |
| Daivik De | 9.5 |
| Narayanan NV | 9 |
| Ramachandran S | 8.5 |
| Vikhram R | 7.5 |
| Pritheesh | 7 |
| B Sai Ishwar | 7 |
| Shyamsundar M | 5 |
| Ashish Ram | 3 |
| Prasanna K S | 3 |
| Arpit Vyas | 3 |
| Abhinandan | 3 |
| Sekhar S | 2 |