The World Nineball Tour returns to Vietnam from November 11-15 as 128 players compete in the Universal Ho Chi Minh City Open at the Sniper Billiards Club.
World number one Aloysius Yapp and reigning two-time world champion Carlo Biado will headline the field in the Vietnamese hotbed, with the eventual champion receiving $15,000 in prize money.
Duong Quoc Hoang, Luong Duc Thien and Phuong Nam Pham will act as Vietnam’s finest hopes of home success, while Duong’s fellow Reyes Cup stars in Robbie Capito and Albert Januarta will feature.
Philippines Open champion Johann Chua, former World Masters winner Dennis Orcollo and Anton Raga will be amongst a strong Filipino contingent, which also involves Jefrey Roda, Jeffrey Ignacio, Ronel Nalaunan, Harry Vergara and Jonas Magpantay.
Former European Open winner Mickey Krause is amongst those to have travelled from Europe for the $63,000 ranking tournament, as are the likes of Oliver Szolnoki, Boris Ivanovski and Fraser Patrick.
It will be race-to-nine racks and race-to-eight racks on the one-loss side (race-to-nine racks in the losers’ qualification round) during the double elimination phase, with 64 players advancing through to the single elimination phase.
It will be race-to-10 racks through to the last eight, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals then being race-to-11 racks ahead of Sunday’s race-to-13 final.
Coverage of all five days action will be broadcast via WNT TV for subscribers as well as via Fullcan Sports social media platforms.
Universal Ho Chi Minh City Open 2026
Draw Bracket
Click here for the full draw bracket via the Digital Pool website
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Prize Fund
Champion – $15,000
Runner-up – $8,000
Semi-finalists – $4,000
Quarter-finalists – $2,000
Last 16 – $1,000
Last 32 – $500
Last 64 – $250
Total – $63,000
