Universal Open Ho Chi Minh: Sunday Order of Play — Last 16 to Final
All eight last-16 ties go off together at 11:00 local — Biado meets Krause, Chua and Raga replay the Philippines Open final, and Vietnam's last man Lường Đức Thiện faces Jerson Cumayas.
Sixteen players and one day left at the $63,000 Universal Open Ho Chi Minh — Sunday at Sniper Billiards Club runs the entire knockout endgame in four blocks: the last 16 at 11:00 local time, quarter-finals at 13:30, semi-finals at 16:00 and the race-to-13 final at 18:30, all for the $15,000 top prize.
Pairings and start times verified against the official Digital Pool bracket at about 21:10 UTC on Saturday, November 14 — the 16 survivors cross-checked with BilliardNews' day-four recap and SportShorts' day-four wrap. This is a preview of the published schedule, not live scoring — session times are as listed on the bracket and can slip.
Last 16 — 11:00 local (04:00 UTC), race to 10
| Match | Note |
|---|---|
| Aloysius Yapp (SG) vs James Aranas (PH) | World No. 1 vs the man who ended Wu Kun Lin's run |
| Lường Đức Thiện (VN) vs Jerson Cumayas (PH) | Vietnam's last man standing |
| Edward Koyongian (ID) vs Jaycee Garcia (PH) | Koyongian took out Szolnoki and Capito Saturday |
| Punguan Hasiholan Sihombing (ID) vs Lo Ho Sum (HK) | |
| Michael Feliciano (PH) vs Kouki Sugiyama (JP) | |
| Jonas Magpantay (PH) vs Albert Januarta (ID) | |
| Carlo Biado (PH) vs Mickey Krause (DK) | World No. 2 vs the day's most ruthless winner |
| Johann Chua (PH) vs Anthony Raga (PH) | Philippines Open final rematch |
Half of the last 16 is Filipino; six of the 11 featured names — Yapp, Biado, Chua, Krause, Aranas and Raga — are still alive.
Then the sprint to the title
| Session | Local | UTC | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 13:30 | 06:30 | race to 11 |
| Semi-finals | 16:00 | 09:00 | race to 11 |
| Final | 18:30 | 11:30 | race to 13 |
Ties to watch
- Chua vs Raga — a rerun of the Philippines Open final two weeks ago, which Chua edged 11-9. Raga has been flawless in Ho Chi Minh, dropping just four racks across his two Saturday ties.
- Biado vs Krause — the world No. 2 completed his climb back through the losers' side on Saturday, while Krause gave up only seven racks in two matches.
- Yapp vs Aranas — the top seed meets the man who ended featured Wu Kun Lin's unbeaten run hill-hill, then knocked out Dennis Orcollo's conqueror Nien Rong Chih.
- Lường Đức Thiện vs Cumayas — the whole arena behind Vietnam's last hope; Luong won Saturday's only all-Vietnamese tie 10-6 over Chu Việt Hoàng, while Cumayas already owns a featured scalp this week after beating Krause 9-5 in stage one.
What is at stake
$15,000 and a WNT Silver ranking title — plus movement at the very top of the tour, where world No. 1 Yapp and No. 2 Biado arrived separated by roughly $18,000 in prize-money rankings. Everyone left standing is also building form a week out from the Universal Open Bangkok, which starts Tuesday.
Follow the scores on the official Digital Pool bracket; play streams on WNT.TV. Full results and round-by-round coverage live on our Universal Open Ho Chi Minh hub.
