Universal Open Ho Chi Minh

The event

The Universal Open Ho Chi Minh brings a 128-player international nine-ball field to Sniper Billiards Club in Ho Chi Minh City from November 11–15, 2026 — a World Nineball Tour Silver ranking event carrying a $63,000 prize fund. It opens a back-to-back Southeast Asian swing, finishing two days before the Universal Bangkok Open begins on November 17.

Format

The 128-man draw opens with double elimination — a player is out only after two defeats — down to the last 64. From there the event becomes straight knockout, building to a final raced to 13 racks. Matches are raced to nine racks on the winners’ side and eight on the one-loss side (nine in the losers’ qualification round); single elimination is raced to ten through to the last eight, then eleven in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

Draw

The 128-player draw is out — view the full bracket on Digital Pool. All 64 first-round ties are scheduled, listed below by session block (scheduled times in UTC; Ho Chi Minh City is UTC+7 and match times can slip on the day):

Wednesday, November 11 — from 04:00 UTC (11:00 ICT)

Aloysius Yapp v Wan Kwok Ho
Darren Young v Nien Rong Chih
Hsieh Chia Chen v Nguyễn Anh Tuấn Minh
Boris Ivanovski v Namfon Sowiset
Wu Kun Lin v Lương Văn Nam
Chang Tzu Chien v Allan Chua Peng Chuan
Harry Vergara v Cao Văn Hào
Punguan Hasiholan Sihombing v Đặng Hoàng Huy
Oliver Szolnoki v Ngô Hồng Thắng
Kouki Sugiyama v Chu Việt Hoàng
Lường Đức Thiện v Liu Nuoen
Lê Quang Tuấn v Chang Yi Wei

Wednesday, November 11 — from 06:00 UTC (13:00 ICT)

Mickey Krause v Nguyễn Hữu Anh Tuấn
Jerson Cumayas v Đoàn Thế Tuấn
Ronel Nalaunan v Lương Chi Dũng
Đinh Chấn Kiệt v Zeng Jia Kui Victor
Robbie Capito v Nguyễn Gia Bảo
John Carlo Miraflor v Liu Yun Cheng
Nicholas Tan v Hiroyuki Miwa
Edward Koyongian v Châu Chiêu Minh

Wednesday, November 11 — from 08:00 UTC (15:00 ICT)

Jeffrey Ignacio v Aljulanda Alshiyadi
Jaycee Garcia v Billy Robiansyah
Alexis Ferrer v Trần Văn Ngọc
John Vincent Vicedo v Khánh Linh
Bernie Regalario v Nguyễn Bích Trâm
Tất Duy Kiên v Christopher Alexander
Phạm Phương Nam v Chang Chia Hua
Andri Januarta v Nguyễn Thanh Tùng
Michael Baoanan v Ye Jyun Hong
Ponco Klinton Manurung v Trương Hoàng Lâm
Lo Ho Sum v Tống Bá Minh
Marcel Price v Artem Loboda

Wednesday, November 11 — from 10:00 UTC (17:00 ICT)

Carlo Biado v Nguyễn Hoang Minh Tai
Trịnh Văn Bình v Tuan Kiat Vincent Goh
Aivhan Maluto v David Keith Dennison
Chang Sheng Yi v Trần Thế
James Aranas v Nguyễn Mạnh Đức
Toh Lian Han v Amarit Theprattanawichai
Fraser Patrick v Nguan Tuan Anh
Chen Chen Wei v Jefry Zen

Wednesday, November 11 — from 12:00 UTC (19:00 ICT)

Dương Quốc Hoàng v Chiang Po Hsun
Nguyễn Công Thành v Zhuang Zhi Yu
Jonas Magpantay v Quách Vĩ Nam
Tristan Deocareza v Nguyễn Phương Thảo
Albert Januarta v Lê Văn Quyền
Nguyễn Đăng Tuyên v Chan Fai Hang
Patric Gonzalez v Lê Đức Thành
Alvin Anggito v Nguyễn Công Hoàng
Johann Chua v Hồ Sở Phát
Nguyễn Văn Đãng v Kenichi Uchigaki
Liu Ri Teng v James Oyangoren
Wang Hung Hsiang v Huynh Johnny

Thursday, November 12 — from 04:00 UTC (11:00 ICT)

Marvin Asis v Duru Ates Bora
Damian John Massey v Vũ Văn Minh
Anthony Raga v Hồ Minh Hánh
Liu Chien Hung v Nguyễn Viết Tâm
Jefrey Roda v Nguyễn Văn Dũng
Genesis Quano v Nguyễn Phuc Long
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn v Chang Chiu Lang
Max Eberle v Kemnark Kittisak
Chang Yu Lung v Phạm Trần Thắng
Julian Serradilla v Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn
Michael Feliciano v Đỗ Thanh Mỹ
Dennis Orcollo v Hoàng Thái Duy

Draw as published on the official Digital Pool bracket, checked 21:25 UTC, November 10.

Day 1 results — round one

Fifty-two of the 64 first-round ties were played across five session blocks on November 11. The seeds largely held — world No. 1 Aloysius Yapp, No. 2 Carlo Biado and Philippines Open champion Johann Chua all advanced — while 14 home winners reached the winners' side, led by Dương Quốc Hoàng in the prime evening slot. Eight ties closed as forfeits, recorded 0–0 on the bracket.

Scores confirmed against the bracket plus independent reports (BilliardNews recap, sportshorts wrap):

Aloysius Yapp 9–7 Wan Kwok Ho
Carlo Biado 9–3 Nguyễn Hoang Minh Tai
Johann Chua 9–1 Hồ Sở Phát
Robbie Capito 9–4 Nguyễn Gia Bảo
Oliver Szolnoki 9–4 Ngô Hồng Thắng
Dương Quốc Hoàng 9–5 Chiang Po Hsun — home hero in the prime slot
Nguyễn Mạnh Đức 9–6 James Aranas — the day's clearest upset
Cao Văn Hào 9–7 Harry Vergara
Nguyễn Đăng Tuyên 9–8 Chan Fai Hang — the day's only hill-hill finish
Chu Việt Hoàng 9–6 Kouki Sugiyama
Lường Đức Thiện 9–1 Liu Nuoen
Chang Yi Wei 9–0 Lê Quang Tuấn
Mickey Krause 9–0 Nguyễn Hữu Anh Tuấn
Jerson Cumayas 9–0 Đoàn Thế Tuấn
Alexis Ferrer 9–0 Khải Tony
John Vincent Vicedo 9–0 Khánh Linh
Patric Gonzalez 9–0 Lê Đức Thành
Liu Ri Teng 9–3 James Oyangoren

Day-one results as recorded on the official Digital Pool bracket, cross-checked with BilliardNews and sportshorts, checked 06:11 UTC, November 12.

Round 1 complete — Thursday block

All 64 first-round ties are now complete: the last twelve went off in Thursday's 04:00 UTC (11:00 ICT) block on the official bracket. Home hope Hoàng Thái Duy edged Filipino legend Dennis Orcollo 9–8 in the block's headline tie, while Germany's Max Eberle forfeited his opener. Every first-round loser drops to race-to-eight ties on the one-loss side — winners'-side round two is already under way.

Hoàng Thái Duy 9–8 Dennis Orcollo
Marvin Asis 9–6 Bora Duru
Damian John Massey 9–5 Vũ Văn Minh
Anthony Raga 9–5 Hồ Minh Hánh
Nguyễn Viết Tâm 9–5 Liu Chien Hung
Jefrey Roda 9–6 Nguyễn Văn Dũng
Genesis Quano 9–6 Nguyễn Phuc Long
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 9–4 Chang Chiu Lang
Kemnark Kittisak w/o Max Eberle — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Chang Yu Lung 9–4 Phạm Trần Thắng
Julian Serradilla 9–6 Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn
Michael Feliciano 9–6 Đỗ Thanh Mỹ

Thursday-block results as recorded on the official Digital Pool bracket, checked 06:11 UTC, November 12 — independent reports pending.

Day 2 results — winners' round two, losers' round one

Day two wrapped across three session blocks on Thursday: all 32 winners'-side second-round ties (race to 9) and the first twelve one-loss-side ties (race to 8) are complete on the official bracket. The day's stunner — home player Trịnh Văn Bình sent world No. 2 Carlo Biado to the losers' side 9–6, while top seed Aloysius Yapp and Philippines Open champion Johann Chua advanced. Home favourite Hoàng Thái Duy survived a second straight hill-hill finish, and six of the twelve losers'-side ties closed as forfeits recorded 0–0.

Winners' side, round two:

Lường Đức Thiện 9–1 Chang Yi Wei
John Vincent Vicedo 9–8 Alexis Ferrer
Jerson Cumayas 9–5 Mickey Krause
Jaycee Garcia 9–1 Aljulanda Alshiyadi
Chu Việt Hoàng 9–8 Oliver Szolnoki
Wu Kun Lin 9–2 Chang Tzu Chien
Robbie Capito 9–6 Liu Yun Cheng
Boris Ivanovski 9–8 Hsieh Chia Chen
Aloysius Yapp 9–6 Nien Rong Chih
Ronel Nalaunan 9–6 Đinh Chấn Kiệt
Edward Koyongian 9–6 Nicholas Tan
Cao Văn Hào 9–3 Punguan Hasiholan Sihombing
Dương Quốc Hoàng 9–5 Zhuang Zhi Yu
Lo Ho Sum 9–7 Marcel Price
Chang Sheng Yi 9–3 Aivhan Maluto
Tất Duy Kiên 9–7 Nguyễn Bích Trâm
Patric Gonzalez 9–4 Nguyễn Công Hoàng
Albert Januarta 9–4 Nguyễn Đăng Tuyên
Andri Januarta 9–5 Phạm Phương Nam
Jonas Magpantay 9–0 Nguyễn Phương Thảo
Trịnh Văn Bình 9–6 Carlo Biado
Michael Baoanan 9–5 Trương Hoàng Lâm
Toh Lian Han 9–0 Nguyễn Mạnh Đức
Jefry Zen 9–8 Fraser Patrick
Genesis Quano 9–4 Jefrey Roda
Anthony Raga 9–3 Nguyễn Viết Tâm
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 9–1 Kemnark Kittisak
Johann Chua 9–5 Kenichi Uchigaki
Hoàng Thái Duy 9–8 Michael Feliciano
Liu Ri Teng 9–4 Wang Hung Hsiang
Damian John Massey 9–7 Marvin Asis
Chang Yu Lung 9–8 Julian Serradilla

One-loss side, round one (losers eliminated):

Wan Kwok Ho w/o Darren Young — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Lương Văn Nam 8–5 Allan Chua Peng Chuan
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn Minh 8–6 Namfon Sowiset
Billy Robiansyah w/o Jeffrey Ignacio — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Nguyễn Hữu Anh Tuấn w/o Đoàn Thế Tuấn — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Liu Nuoen 8–0 Lê Quang Tuấn
Harry Vergara 8–1 Đặng Hoàng Huy
Kouki Sugiyama 8–4 Ngô Hồng Thắng
Châu Chiêu Minh 8–0 Hiroyuki Miwa
Nguyễn Gia Bảo w/o John Carlo Miraflor — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Khánh Linh w/o Khải Tony — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Lương Chi Dũng w/o Zeng Jia Kui Victor — forfeit recorded on the bracket

Day-two results as recorded on the official Digital Pool bracket, checked 13:45 UTC, November 12 — independent reports pending.

Day 3 results — losers' rounds one and two

Friday was elimination day on the one-loss side: the last twenty round-one ties (race to 8) and all 32 round-two qualification ties (race to 9) are complete on the official bracket. Two headline names fell in opposite fashion — Filipino legend Dennis Orcollo was beaten 9–7 by Taiwan's Nien Rong Chih, and featured Filipino Bernie Regalario forfeited his opening rescue tie; Germany's Max Eberle conceded a second straight walkover. World No. 2 Carlo Biado stayed alive with a 9–3 win over Tống Bá Minh, while Jefrey Roda edged Harry Vergara 9–8 in an all-Filipino hill-hill. Thirty-two qualifiers — eight of them home players — advance to Saturday's last-64 knockout; five of the twenty round-one ties closed as forfeits recorded 0–0.

One-loss side, round one (losers eliminated):

Chiang Po Hsun 8–7 Nguyễn Công Thành
Christopher Alexander w/o Bernie Regalario — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Chang Chia Hua 8–2 Nguyễn Thanh Tùng
James Aranas 8–1 Amarit Theprattanawichai
Lê Văn Quyền 8–1 Chan Fai Hang
Ponco Klinton Manurung 8–1 Ye Jyun Hong
Lê Đức Thành 8–3 Alvin Anggito
Tống Bá Minh 8–5 Artem Loboda
Chen Chen Wei 8–5 Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
Quách Vĩ Nam w/o Tristan Deocareza — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Nguyễn Hoang Minh Tai w/o Tuan Kiat Vincent Goh — forfeit recorded on the bracket
David Keith Dennison w/o Trần Thế — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Chang Chiu Lang w/o Max Eberle — forfeit recorded on the bracket
Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn 8–2 Phạm Trần Thắng
Nguyễn Văn Dũng 8–7 Nguyễn Phuc Long
James Oyangoren 8–0 Huynh Johnny
Hồ Sở Phát 8–4 Nguyễn Văn Đãng
Vũ Văn Minh 8–6 Bora Duru
Dennis Orcollo 8–2 Đỗ Thanh Mỹ
Liu Chien Hung 8–4 Hồ Minh Hánh

One-loss side, round two — losers' qualification (losers eliminated):

Marvin Asis 9–2 Liu Nuoen
Wang Hung Hsiang 9–0 Nguyễn Hữu Anh Tuấn
Zhuang Zhi Yu 9–0 Khánh Linh
Nguyễn Đăng Tuyên 9–7 Châu Chiêu Minh
Nguyễn Gia Bảo 9–7 Nguyễn Công Hoàng
Jefrey Roda 9–8 Harry Vergara
Kenichi Uchigaki 9–8 Lương Chi Dũng
Julian Serradilla 9–1 Nguyễn Anh Tuấn Minh
Nguyễn Phương Thảo 9–4 Billy Robiansyah
Michael Feliciano 9–6 Wan Kwok Ho
Lương Văn Nam 9–1 Kemnark Kittisak
Alexis Ferrer 9–4 Chiang Po Hsun
Marcel Price 9–2 Nguyễn Hoang Minh Tai
Chen Chen Wei 9–4 Nguyễn Bích Trâm
Trương Hoàng Lâm 9–6 David Keith Dennison
Chang Chia Hua 9–4 Nguyễn Mạnh Đức
Quách Vĩ Nam 9–7 Aljulanda Alshiyadi
Carlo Biado 9–3 Tống Bá Minh
Nicholas Tan 9–8 Lê Văn Quyền
James Aranas 9–1 Phạm Phương Nam
Mickey Krause 9–0 James Oyangoren
Vũ Văn Minh 9–2 Chang Yi Wei
Punguan Hasiholan Sihombing 9–6 Nguyễn Văn Dũng
Đinh Chấn Kiệt 9–5 Hồ Sở Phát
Chang Tzu Chien 9–5 Chang Chiu Lang
Oliver Szolnoki 9–6 Liu Chien Hung
Hsieh Chia Chen 9–6 Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn
Nien Rong Chih 9–7 Dennis Orcollo
Kouki Sugiyama 9–8 Nguyễn Viết Tâm
Aivhan Maluto 9–5 Ponco Klinton Manurung
Fraser Patrick 9–5 Christopher Alexander
Liu Yun Cheng 9–4 Lê Đức Thành

Day-three results as recorded on the official Digital Pool bracket, checked 14:11 UTC, November 13 — independent reports pending.

Day 4 results — last 64 + last 32

Saturday turned the event single-elimination — and ended the home run. All 48 knockout ties are complete on the official bracket: 32 last-64 ties and 16 last-32 ties, all raced to 10. Edward Koyongian produced the day's run — 10–5 over featured Oliver Szolnoki, then 10–5 over Robbie Capito — while home hopes Hoàng Thái Duy, Trịnh Văn Bình and Dương Quốc Hoàng all fell, leaving Lường Đức Thiện the last home player standing. World No. 2 Carlo Biado completed his climb back through the losers' side (10–3, 10–6) to join top seed Aloysius Yapp, Johann Chua, a flawless Anthony Raga (10–2 twice) and Mickey Krause in a last 16 that holds eight Filipinos.

Last 64 (race to 10; losers eliminated):

Chu Việt Hoàng 10–3 Chang Chia Hua
Jerson Cumayas 10–5 Chen Chen Wei
Robbie Capito 10–3 Quách Vĩ Nam
Nien Rong Chih 10–7 Cao Văn Hào
Aloysius Yapp 10–7 Marcel Price
Lường Đức Thiện 10–4 Nguyễn Đăng Tuyên
John Vincent Vicedo 10–8 Kenichi Uchigaki
Jaycee Garcia 10–3 Aivhan Maluto
Edward Koyongian 10–5 Oliver Szolnoki
James Aranas 10–9 Wu Kun Lin
Dương Quốc Hoàng 10–8 Marvin Asis
Andri Januarta 10–5 Vũ Văn Minh
Mickey Krause 10–5 Toh Lian Han
Wang Hung Hsiang 10–4 Patric Gonzalez
Jefry Zen 10–9 Fraser Patrick
Carlo Biado 10–3 Chang Sheng Yi
Punguan Hasiholan Sihombing 10–2 Tất Duy Kiên
Hsieh Chia Chen 10–7 Trịnh Văn Bình
Jonas Magpantay 10–6 Nicholas Tan
Albert Januarta 10–4 Zhuang Zhi Yu
Lo Ho Sum 10–1 Nguyễn Gia Bảo
Anthony Raga 10–2 Chang Tzu Chien
Nguyễn Phương Thảo 10–6 Damian John Massey
Alexis Ferrer 10–1 Hoàng Thái Duy
Michael Feliciano 10–5 Genesis Quano
Liu Ri Teng 10–7 Jefrey Roda
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn 10–3 Liu Yun Cheng
Johann Chua 10–5 Julian Serradilla
Kouki Sugiyama 10–7 Chang Yu Lung
Đinh Chấn Kiệt 10–9 Boris Ivanovski
Ronel Nalaunan 10–1 Trương Hoàng Lâm
Michael Baoanan 10–8 Lương Văn Nam

Last 32 (race to 10; losers eliminated):

Jerson Cumayas 10–7 Ronel Nalaunan
James Aranas 10–6 Nien Rong Chih
Aloysius Yapp 10–3 Đinh Chấn Kiệt
Lường Đức Thiện 10–6 Chu Việt Hoàng
Anthony Raga 10–2 Nguyễn Phương Thảo
Edward Koyongian 10–5 Robbie Capito
Albert Januarta 10–6 Wang Hung Hsiang
Lo Ho Sum 10–8 Michael Baoanan
Jonas Magpantay 10–4 Dương Quốc Hoàng
Jaycee Garcia 10–5 John Vincent Vicedo
Kouki Sugiyama 10–6 Alexis Ferrer
Johann Chua 10–7 Liu Ri Teng
Punguan Hasiholan Sihombing 10–8 Andri Januarta
Michael Feliciano 10–8 Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
Carlo Biado 10–6 Hsieh Chia Chen
Mickey Krause 10–2 Jefry Zen

Day-four results as recorded on the official Digital Pool bracket, checked 14:01 UTC, November 14 — the last-16 lineup confirmed by Sports23's day-four recap and the On the hill live tracker.

Featured players

Eleven featured players are named on the official WNT event page (checked 5 November 2026): Aloysius Yapp (#1), Carlo Biado (#2), Johann Chua (#7), Robbie Capito (#11), Bernie Regalario (#17), Olivér Szolnoki (#22), Mickey Krause (#24), Jeffrey Ignacio (#44), James Aranas (#47), Wu Kun Lin (#50) and Anton Raga (#55). The full 128-player entry list has not been published yet — see the featured-names preview for detail.

Schedule

Five days of play, November 11–15, 2026, at Sniper Billiards Club, Ho Chi Minh City. First-round matches are staggered across five session blocks on November 11, starting 04:00 UTC (11:00 ICT), with a final first-round block on November 12.

How to watch

The event streams on WNT.TV.

Coverage

Preview: 11 featured players to watch
Bracket: full draw on Digital Pool
Order of play, daily results and the final report will appear here as the event runs November 11–15.
Next stop: Universal Bangkok Open — November 17–21, Bangkok, $63,000
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