The second staging of the Hanoi Open Pool Championship takes place from October 8-13 at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium in the Vietnamese capital, with more than 200 players competing for $200,000 in prize money.
Jayson Shaw defeated Albin Ouschan 13-12 in a thrilling showpiece twelve months ago in front of a 3,000-strong raucous crowd to become the inaugural champion of an event that was an immediate success.
World number one and world champion Fedor Gorst, who received the superstar treatment in Vietnam last year, will headline a field which also includes the likes of Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, Shane van Boening, Eklent Kaci and the Ko brothers.
Vietnamese number one Duong Quoc Hoang will make his Hanoi Open debut after missing last year’s tournament due to federation threats, while Vietnam’s other stand-out contenders include Nguyen Anh Tuan and Peri Open quarter-finalists Luong Duc Thien and Nguyen Hoang Tuan.
European Open champion Mickey Krause and UK Open champion Robbie Capito will also be amongst those involved, as will the likes of Wiktor Zielinski, Aloysius Yapp, David Alcaide and Skyler Woodward.
World Championship semi-finalist Johann Chua leads a strong Filipino contingent to Hanoi, with Anton Raga, Michael Feliciano, Jefrey Roda, Bernie Regalario, James Aranas, Lee Van Corteza and Jeffrey Ignacio amongst them.
Other notable entrants include UK Open semi-finalist Pijus Labutis, Sanjin Pehlivanovic, Aleksa Pecelj and US Open quarter-finalist Mustafa Alnar, while the likes of Oscar Dominguez, Tyler Styer and Billy Thorpe will be contending for spots on the American Mosconi Cup team.
A star-studded field will assemble in the Vietnamese capital despite the WPA’s intentions to sanction anyone who competes, with Joshua Filler, Albin Ouschan, Mario He, Max Lechner and Alexander Kazakis amongst others therefore withdrawing.
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.
Vietcontent and webthethao.vn will provide coverage in Vietnam, while DAZN and TAP will show the action in the USA and the Philippines respectively. A full list of broadcasters can be found here.
HANOI OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
Draw Bracket
Click here for the full draw bracket via the WNT Live Scores website
Last 64
🇵🇭 James Aranas WO Fedor Gorst 🇺🇸
🇹🇼 Chang Yu-Lung 10-1 Nguyen Dang Thanh 🇻🇳
🇦🇱 Kledio Kaci 10-6 Antonis Kakaris 🇬🇷
🇭🇰 Robbie Capito 10-4 Lih Shih-Kai 🇹🇼
🇵🇭 Johann Chua 10-7 Jundel Mazon 🇵🇭
🇺🇸 Oscar Dominguez 9-10 Chien Ching-Ju 🇹🇼
🇵🇭 Jerson Cumayas 10-8 Fu Jianbo 🇨🇳
🇻🇳 Nguyen Cong Thanh 9-10 Jeffrey Ignacio 🇵🇭
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 10-8 Raymund Faraon 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Bernie Regalario 7-10 Kuo Po-Cheng 🇹🇼
🇹🇷 Mustafa Alnar 5-10 Ko Ping-Han 🇹🇼
🇺🇸 Skyler Woodward 10-7 Jaycee Garcia 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Albert Manas 10-7 Marvin Asis 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Carlo Biado 10-2 Besar Spahiu 🇦🇱
🇺🇸 Shane Wolford 10-5 Elliott Sanderson 🇬🇧
🇹🇼 Ko Ping-Chung 10-6 Michael Baoanan 🇵🇭
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 10-8 Landon Hollingsworth 🇺🇸
🇵🇭 Lee Van Corteza 6-10 Wang Ming 🇨🇳
🇮🇩 Edward Koyongian 10-5 Roland Garcia 🇵🇭
🇻🇳 Nguyen Van Huynh 10-7 Ismail Kadir 🇮🇩
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 10-2 Max Eberle 🇺🇸
🇵🇭 Patric Gonzales 9-10 Tyler Styer 🇺🇸
🇻🇳 Duong Quoc Hoang 8-10 Dean Shields 🇬🇧
🇪🇸 David Alcaide 10-3 Nguyen Duc Thang 🇻🇳
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening 10-9 Mickey Krause 🇩🇰
🇮🇹 Francesco Candela 10-7 Luong Duc Thien 🇻🇳
🇬🇧 Imran Majid 5-10 Harry Vergara 🇵🇭
🇻🇳 Bui Truong An 6-10 Jonas Souto Comino 🇪🇸
🇱🇹 Pijus Labutis 9-10 Georgi Georgiev 🇧🇬
🇹🇼 Wang Hung-Hsiang 8-10 Andri Januarta 🇮🇩
🇵🇭 Jefrey Roda 10-5 Michael Feliciano 🇵🇭
🇻🇳 Lo Van Xuan 5-10 Lo Ho-Sum 🇭🇰
Last 32
🇵🇭 James Aranas 10-8 Chang Yu-Lung 🇹🇼
🇦🇱 Kledio Kaci 10-8 Robbie Capito 🇭🇰
🇵🇭 Johann Chua 10-2 Chien Ching-Ju 🇹🇼
🇵🇭 Jerson Cumayas 9-10 Jeffrey Ignacio 🇵🇭
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 10-6 Kuo Po-Cheng 🇹🇼
🇹🇼 Ko Ping-Han 6-10 Skyler Woodward 🇺🇸
🇵🇭 Albert Manas 9-10 Carlo Biado 🇵🇭
🇺🇸 Shane Wolford 4-10 Ko Ping-Chung 🇹🇼
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 10-3 Wang Ming 🇨🇳
🇮🇩 Edward Koyongian 10-6 Nguyen Van Huynh 🇻🇳
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 10-8 Tyler Styer 🇺🇸
🇬🇧 Dean Shields 3-10 David Alcaide 🇪🇸
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening 10-2 Francesco Candela 🇮🇹
🇵🇭 Harry Vergara 10-8 Jonas Souto Comino 🇪🇸
🇧🇬 Georgi Georgiev 9-10 Andri Januarta 🇮🇩
🇵🇭 Jefrey Roda 10-7 Lo Ho-Sum 🇭🇰
Last 16
🇵🇭 James Aranas 8-10 Kledio Kaci 🇦🇱
🇵🇭 Johann Chua 10-3 Jeffrey Ignacio 🇵🇭
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 10-4 Skyler Woodward 🇺🇸
🇵🇭 Carlo Biado 10-7 Ko Ping-Chung 🇹🇼
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 10-7 Edward Koyongian 🇮🇩
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 10-7 David Alcaide 🇪🇸
🇺🇸 Shane van Boening 7-10 Harry Vergara 🇵🇭
🇮🇩 Andri Januarta 5-10 Jefrey Roda 🇵🇭
Quarter-Finals
🇦🇱 Kledio Kaci 6-10 Johann Chua 🇵🇭
🇪🇸 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 5-10 Carlo Biado 🇵🇭
🇬🇧 Jayson Shaw 9-10 Ko Pin-Yi 🇹🇼
🇵🇭 Harry Vergara 8-10 Jefrey Roda 🇵🇭
Semi-Finals
🇵🇭 Johann Chua 11-5 Carlo Biado 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 11-2 Jefrey Roda 🇵🇭
Final
🇵🇭 Johann Chua 13-7 Ko Pin-Yi 🇹🇼
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
