--- title: "Universal Open HCMC Day 2: Trinh Van Binh Stuns World No. 2 Biado" url: https://billiardnews.net/universal-open-hcmc-day-2-trinh-van-binh-stuns-world-no-2-biado published: 2026-11-12T17:06:13Z updated: 2026-11-12T17:06:13Z summary: "Trinh Van Binh knocks world No. 2 Carlo Biado into the losers side and Hoang Thai Duy wins two hill-hills as Vietnam surges on day two in Ho Chi Minh City." author: "BilliardNews Editorial" categories: ["Tournaments"] tags: ["Carlo Biado", "Duong Quoc Hoang", "Ho Chi Minh City", "Nine-ball", "Universal Open", "World Nineball Tour"] lang: en --- # Universal Open HCMC Day 2: Trinh Van Binh Stuns World No. 2 Biado *All 56 Thursday ties completed at Sniper Billiards Club — a home underdog sends Carlo Biado to the one-loss side and eight Vietnamese reach winners round three unbeaten.* HO CHI MINH CITY — Day two of the Universal Open Ho Chi Minh belonged to the host nation. All 56 ties on Thursday's slate are complete at Sniper Billiards Club, and the bracket's loudest line belongs to Trinh Van Binh — who sent world No. 2 Carlo Biado to the one-loss side 9-6, the biggest upset of the tournament so far. ## How big was the Trinh Van Binh upset? Biado arrived as the highest-ranked player in the bottom half and a tournament co-favorite; he left the table beaten by a home player most of the field had never circled. And it was not Vietnam's only featured scalp. Chu Viet Hoang — who already owned a day-one win over Japan's Kouki Sugiyama — edged world No. 22 Oliver Szolnoki 9-8, and Cao Van Hao followed up his defeat of Harry Vergara by moving past Punguan Hasiholan Sihombing 9-3. Then there is Hoang Thai Duy, who produced the day's double. In the morning's final first-round block he took out Dennis Orcollo 9-8 in a hill-hill decider; in the afternoon he did it again, beating the Philippines' Michael Feliciano 9-8 — two Filipino pros, two deciding racks, one very loud arena. ## Where do the featured names stand? World No. 1 Aloysius Yapp moved through 9-6 against Nien Rong Chih, Johann Chua (No. 7) beat Kenichi Uchigaki 9-5, Robbie Capito (No. 11) won 9-6 and featured Anthony Raga cruised 9-3 past Nguyen Viet Tam. But Mickey Krause (No. 24) went down 5-9 to Jerson Cumayas and Alexis Ferrer lost an all-Filipino hill-hill 8-9 to John Vincent Vicedo. Day one's giant-killer Nguyen Manh Duc was brought back to earth, whitewashed 9-0 by Toh Lian Han. Duong Quoc Hoang gave the home crowd what it came for again, a controlled 9-5 win over Zhuang Zhi Yu. His reward is a dangerous one: Jonas Magpantay, who whitewashed Nguyen Phuong Thao 9-0 on Thursday. ## How did Vietnam and the Philippines split the unbeaten places? Thirty-two players remain undefeated into winners' round three — ten of them Filipino, eight of them Vietnamese. Alongside Duong, Trinh, Chu and Cao, the home list runs through Luong Duc Thien, Tat Duy Kien, Nguyen Anh Tuan and Hoang Thai Duy; the Philippine contingent still holds Chua, Raga, Cumayas, Vicedo, Magpantay and five more. One winners'-side tie is already guaranteed an all-Vietnamese clash: Chu Viet Hoang against Luong Duc Thien. ## Who left the tournament on day two? Twelve players are out after the first one-loss round — six of them without a ball being potted. Jeffrey Ignacio and John Carlo Miraflor forfeited for a second straight day and exit having never played a match; Darren Young, Doan The Tuan, Zeng Jia Kui Victor and Tran Van Ngoc (listed as Khai Tony on the bracket) were also marked as forfeits, each recorded 0-0. Six more lost on the table in the race-to-eight rescue round: Namfon Sowiset, Allan Chua Peng Chuan, Dang Hoang Huy, Ngo Hong Thang, Le Quang Tuan and Hiroyuki Miwa. ## What is on the slate for day three? The one-loss grind continues Friday with the remaining first-round rescue ties and a second losers' round on the official bracket. Winners' round three is already set: Yapp meets Boris Ivanovski, Chua draws Liu Ri Teng, and Trinh Van Binh gets Chang Sheng Yi with a place among the last 16 undefeated at stake. :::faq ### Where can I follow the scores? Live on the official Digital Pool bracket; the tournament streams on WNT.TV. ### Is Duong Quoc Hoang still unbeaten? Yes — he won 9-5 on Thursday and faces Jonas Magpantay in winners' round three. ::: *Scores checked against the official Digital Pool bracket; cross-referenced with the [Ncue Media event hub](https://ncuemedia.com/universal-open-ho-chi-minh).*