The World Nineball Tour returns to Asia from May 14-18 as the first staging of the Arena Open takes place at Arena Billiards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Asian players will receive another ideal opportunity to obtain potentially crucial ranking points towards the Reyes Cup in the Malaysian capital, with the eventual winner receiving $10,000.
Two-time world champion Carlo Biado will headlines a field which revolves around an array of Filipino talents, which also includes world number four Johann Chua, Bernie Regalario and Jefrey Roda.
Ralf Souquet and Dennis Orcollo are also amongst the 160-player lineup, as are Philippines Open runner-up Arseni Sevastyanov, teenage phenom AJ Manas, Lo Ho Sum and James Aranas.
In addition, Ronel Nalaunan and Irsal Nasution, both ranking events finalists this season, will be involved alongside the likes of ranking event winner Alexis Ferrer, Jeffrey Ignacio, Marvin Asis, Jeffrey de Luna and Michael Baoanan.
Coverage will be broadcast live via the Arena Billiards Club YouTube channel as well as WNT TV for subscribers, including Monday’s semi-finals and final.
Arena Open 2026
Draw Bracket
Click here for the full draw bracket via the WNT Live Scores website
Last 32
🇵🇭 Carlo Biado 7-9 Paolo Gallito 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 AJ Manas 7-9 Liu Ri-Teng 🇹🇼
🇵🇭 Patric Gonzales 8-9 Andri Januarta 🇮🇩
🇵🇭 James Aranas 9-8 Fu Huan 🇭🇰
🇵🇭 Jeffrey Ignacio 9-3 John Vicedo 🇵🇭
🇭🇰 Lo Ho-Sum 9-3 Ryan Badal 🇵🇭
🇮🇩 Edward Koyongian 7-9 Ponco Manurung 🇮🇩
🇵🇭 Jefrey Roda 6-9 Valeriano Panjuay Jr 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Kuo Hsuan-Wei 9-8 Darren Young 🇸🇬
🇵🇭 Alexis Ferrer 7-9 Nicholas Tan 🇸🇬
🇮🇩 Irsal Nasution 9-5 John Rebong 🇵🇭
🇮🇩 Alvin Lombok 9-6 Aaron Reyes 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Lu Hui-Chan 6-9 Sean Malayan 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 John Miraflor 7-9 Tan Den Jie 🇲🇾
🇵🇭 Jeffrey de Luna 9-8 Chang Yu-Lung 🇹🇼
🇵🇭 Aivhan Maluto 9-2 Lee Han Qiang 🇸🇬
Last 16
🇹🇼 Liu Ri-Teng 10-3 Paolo Gallito 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 James Aranas 10-6 Andri Januarta 🇮🇩
🇵🇭 Jeffrey Ignacio 10-6 Lo Ho-Sum 🇭🇰
🇮🇩 Ponco Manurung 10-9 Valeriano Pajuay Jr 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Kuo Hsuan-Wei 9-10 Nicholas Tan 🇸🇬
🇮🇩 Irsal Nasution 10-4 Alvin Lombok 🇮🇩
🇵🇭 Sean Malayan 10-7 Tan Den Jie 🇲🇾
🇵🇭 Jeffrey de Luna 10-3 Aivhan Maluto 🇵🇭
Quarter-Finals
🇹🇼 Liu Ri-Teng 10-5 James Aranas 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Jeffrey Ignacio 10-3 Ponco Manurung 🇮🇩
🇮🇩 Irsal Nasution 10-5 Nicholas Tan 🇸🇬
🇵🇭 Sean Malayan 10-6 Jeffrey de Luna 🇵🇭
Semi-Finals
🇵🇭 Jeffrey Ignacio 11-7 Liu Ri-Teng 🇹🇼
🇮🇩 Irsal Nasution 5-11 Sean Malayan 🇵🇭
Final
🇵🇭 Jeffrey Ignacio 13-1 Sean Malayan 🇵🇭
Prize Fund
Champion – $10,000
Runner-up – $4,500
Semi-finalists – $2,200
Quarter-finalists – $1,100
Last 16 – $500
Last 32 – $250
Total – $31,300
