The draw for round 5, scheduled for Monday 3 February 2025 is as follows:
1 Rosie Giulian (4) 1-0 Alistair Maxwell (3½)
2 Peter Knak-Watt (3) 0-1 Stuart Callison (3)
3 Donald McGregor (3) 1-0 Ryan McQuat (3)
4 Andrew MacQueen (2½) 1-0 Alex Waddell (2½)
5 Mangesh Hasabnis (2½) 0-1 Martin Myant (2½)
6 Gavin Orchin (2½) ½-½ Rupert Birch (2½)
7 Harry McKay (2) 0-1 Malcolm Tyre (2)
8 Hassan Rafiq (2) 0-1 Mike Harkins (2)
9 Allen Taylor (2) ½-½ Abhinav Datta (2)
10 Martin McGowan (2) 0-1 Peter Watson (2)
11 Alan Stewart (2) 1-0 Haren Rameshbabu (2)
12 John Topping (1½) 0-1 Aidan McFadden (1½)
13 Michael Picken (1) w/o -def Neil Corrigan (1½)
14 Astitvaa Aggarwal (1) 1-0- Ross Campbell (1)
15 Ashish Aggarwal (½) 1-0 Andrew McCulloch (1)
16 Aatish Venkatasan (0) 0-1 Aleem Azam (½)