The inaugural staging of the Hanoi Open Pool Championship takes place from October 10-15 at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium, with 256 players competing for $200,000 in prize money.
Following the success of the American, European, British and Spanish tournaments on the World Nineball Tour, Matchroom Pool bring their signature multi-table series to Vietnam’s capital city.
World number one Francisco Sanchez Ruiz headlines a star-studded field, which also involves newly-crowned US Open champion Ko Ping-Chung, Shane van Boening, Albin Ouschan and Jayson Shaw.
Mario He, Max Lechner, David Alcaide and Skyler Woodward are also amongst the field, while UK Open champion Eklent Kaci makes his anticipated return after missing the European Open and the US Open due to injury.
World Cup of Pool champions Johann Chua and James Aranas lead a strong continent of Filipino players, which also includes Carlo Biado, Anton Raga, Roland Garcia, Jeffrey De Luna and Michael Feliciano.
Vietnam will host an incredibly strong field despite a number of players opting against travelling, with notable absentees including Joshua Filler, Vietnamese number one Duong Quoc Hoang and numerous Polish players such as Wiktor Zielinski and Wojciech Szewczyk.
Coverage will be broadcast on Matchroom Pool’s social media platforms for the opening four days from 10am local time, with Sky Sports subsequently showing the final two days in the UK and Ireland.
DAZN will also provide coverage in the USA on days five and six, while Vietcontent and TAP will show the action in Vietnam and the Philippines respectively. A full list of global broadcasters can be found here.
2023 HANOI OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Draw Bracket
Double Elimination
Click here for the full draw bracket via the nineball.prpbilliards.com website
Single Elimination
Last 64
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 10-6 Carlo Biado 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Anton Raga 9-10 Ralf Souquet 🇩🇪
🇯🇵 Naoyuki Oi 10-9 Amiel Leonar 🇵🇭
🇷🇸 Aleksa Pecelj 8-10 Sanjin Pehlivanovic 🇧🇦
🇻🇳 Nguyen Anh Tuan 2-10 Jeffrey de Luna 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Michael Feliciano 10-4 Ngo Quang Trung 🇻🇳
🇩🇪 Thorsten Hohmann 10-5 Phuong Nam Pham 🇻🇳
🇧🇳 Ahmad Taufiq 10-4 Antonios Kakaris 🇬🇷
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 10-2 Bui Truong An 🇻🇳
🇱🇹 Pijus Labutis 4-10 Johann Chua 🇵🇭
🇩🇰 Mickey Krause 5-10 Fu Che-Wei 🇹🇼
🇺🇸 Skyler Woodward 5-10 Jan van Lierop 🇳🇱
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 10-6 Imran Majid 🇬🇧
🇵🇭 James Aranas 10-4 Gerson Martinez 🇵🇪
🇹🇼 Tang Ching-Ting 2-10 Jefrey Roda 🇵🇭
🇺🇸 Fedor Gorst 10-8 Kuo Po-Cheng 🇹🇼
🇵🇭 Bernie Regalario 10-8 Luong Duc Thien 🇻🇳
🇵🇭 Roland Garcia 6-10 Lee Van Corteza 🇵🇭
🇨🇦 John Morra 5-10 David Alcaide 🇪🇸
🇩🇪 Moritz Neuhausen 5-10 Shane Wolford 🇺🇸
🇬🇷 Alexander Kazakis 10-3 Abdullah Al Muntaser 🇧🇩
🇵🇭 Jeffrey Ignacio 10-5 Lo Van Xuan 🇻🇳
🇵🇭 Michael Baoanan 6-10 Shane van Boening 🇺🇸
🇦🇹 Albin Ouschan 10-5 Chris Melling 🇬🇧
🇦🇹 Mario He 6-10 Francesco Candela 🇮🇹
🇪🇸 Jose Delgado 1-10 Ko Ping-Chung 🇹🇼
🇪🇸 Jonas Souto 10-6 Dennis Orcollo 🇵🇭
🇦🇹 Max Lechner 10-2 Elliott Sanderson 🇬🇧
🇳🇱 Niels Feijen 10-7 Tyler Styer 🇺🇸
🇸🇬 Aloysius Yapp 10-4 Oliver Villafuerte 🇵🇭
🇺🇸 Oscar Dominguez 10-7 Takashi Uraoka 🇯🇵
🇵🇭 Kyle Amoroto 10-6 Patric Gonzales 🇵🇭
Last 32
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 10-0 Ralf Souquet 🇩🇪
🇯🇵 Naoyuki Oi 7-10 Sanjin Pehlivanovic 🇧🇦
🇵🇭 Jeffrey de Luna 7-10 Michael Feliciano 🇵🇭
🇩🇪 Thorsten Hohmann 8-10 Ahmad Taufiq 🇧🇳
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 10-6 Johann Chua 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Fu Che-Wei 8-10 Jan van Lierop 🇳🇱
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 10-4 James Aranas 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Jefrey Roda 4-10 Fedor Gorst 🇺🇸
🇵🇭 Bernie Regalario 5-10 Lee Van Corteza 🇵🇭
🇪🇸 David Alcaide 10-2 Shane Wolford 🇺🇸
🇬🇷 Alexander Kazakis 10-6 Jeffrey Ignacio 🇵🇭
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening 8-10 Albin Ouschan 🇦🇹
🇮🇹 Francesco Candela 4-10 Ko Ping-Chung 🇹🇼
🇪🇸 Jonas Souto 8-10 Max Lechner 🇦🇹
🇳🇱 Niels Feijen 8-10 Aloysius Yapp 🇸🇬
🇺🇸 Oscar Dominguez 3-10 Kyle Amoroto 🇵🇭
Last 16
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 5-10 Sanjin Pehlivanovic 🇧🇦
🇵🇭 Michael Feliciano 7-10 Ahmad Taufiq 🇧🇳
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 10-4 Jan van Lierop 🇳🇱
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 4-10 Fedor Gorst 🇺🇸
🇵🇭 Lee Van Corteza 7-10 David Alcaide 🇪🇸
🇬🇷 Alexander Kazakis 6-10 Albin Ouschan 🇦🇹
🇹🇼 Ko Ping-Chung 10-9 Max Lechner 🇦🇹
🇸🇬 Aloysius Yapp 5-10 Kyle Amoroto 🇵🇭
Quarter-Finals
🇧🇦 Sanjin Pehlivanovic 10-4 Michael Feliciano 🇵🇭
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 10-8 Fedor Gorst 🇺🇸
🇪🇸 David Alcaide 3-10 Albin Ouschan 🇦🇹
🇹🇼 Ko Ping-Chung 10-8 Kyle Amoroto 🇵🇭
Semi-Finals
🇧🇦 Sanjin Pehlivanovic 2-11 Jayson Shaw 🇬🇧
🇦🇹 Albin Ouschan 11-10 Ko Ping-Chung 🇹🇼
Final
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 13-12 Albin Ouschan 🇦🇹
Format
Nine on the spot with a break box, winner breaks throughout, shot clock implemented from last 16 onwards
Main Round – Race to nine
Winners Round One – Race to nine
Losers Round One – Race to eight
Losers Round Two – Race to eight
Winners Qualification Round – Race to nine
Losers Round Three – Race to eight
Losers Qualification Round – Race to nine
Last 64 – Race to 10
Last 32 – Race to 10
Last 16 – Race to 10
Quarter-Finals – Race to 10
Semi-Finals – Race to 11
Final – Race to 13
Prize Fund
Champion – $30,000
Runner-up – $15,000
Semi-finalists – $9,500
Quarter-finalists – $6,000
Last 16 – $4,000
Last 32 – $2,000
Last 64 – $1,000
Losers Qualification Round – $500
Total – $200,000
