2026 4th Universal Chinese Taipei Open Results, Prize Money, Player Ratings & Statistics

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Official Event

2026 4th Universal Chinese Taipei Open

WNT • Taipei City

804.2

RSI Score

Jan 8-11, 2026

Date Range

128

Players

247

Matches

$102,800

Prize Money

Tournament Summary

2026 4th Universal Chinese Taipei Open brought together 128 players in 9-Ball at Taipei City, with 222 recorded matches.

Pin Yi Ko won the event ahead of Ronel Nalaunan and earned $30,000 from a $102,800 prize fund.

The strongest matchups by combined player rating included Ko Pin Yi vs. Ronel Nalaunan (13-11); Francisco Sanchez Ruiz vs. David Alcaide (10-6); Ko Pin Yi vs. Lin Ta Li (10-4).

The biggest upset was Liu Shin Mei beating Arseni Sevastyanov 8-9 despite a 163 point rating gap.

Winner

Pin Yi Ko (1st) earned $30,000.

Top 3 Payouts

Pin Yi Ko won $30,000 for 1st.
Ronel Nalaunan won $12,000 for 2nd.
Aivhan Maluto won $6,000 for 3rd.

Key Matchups

Ko Pin Yi vs. Ronel Nalaunan ended 13-11.
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz vs. David Alcaide ended 10-6.
Ko Pin Yi vs. Lin Ta Li ended 10-4.

Biggest Upsets

Liu Shin Mei beat Arseni Sevastyanov 8-9 despite a 163 point rating gap.
Kenichi Uchigaki beat Bernie Regalario 9-7 despite a 138 point rating gap.
Chen Chen Wei beat Marvin Asis 6-10 despite a 137 point rating gap.

Surprising Performances

No standout over-performance was detected from the available ratings and finishing positions.

Participants

Name	RPM	Position	Payout
Pin Yi Ko	852.6(+9.3)	1	$30,000(29.2%)
Ronel Nalaunan	-	2	$12,000(11.7%)
Aivhan Maluto	-	3	$6,000(5.8%)
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	-	3	$6,000(5.8%)
Dang Thanh Kien	659.2(-3.4)	5	$3,000(2.9%)
Kun Lin Wu	-	5	$3,000(2.9%)
Michael Parino Baoanan	-	5	$3,000(2.9%)
Naoyuki Oi	-	5	$3,000(2.9%)
Albert Januarta	-	9	$1,500(1.5%)
Carlo Biado	-	9	$1,500(1.5%)
David Alcaide	-	9	$1,500(1.5%)
Johann Gonzales Chua	-	9	$1,500(1.5%)
Ping Chung Ko	762.7(+1.1)	9	$1,500(1.5%)
Ryan Mark Yafo Hidalgo	-	9	$1,500(1.5%)
Ta Li Lin	735.7(-5.2)	9	$1,500(1.5%)
Wiktor Zielinski	-	9	$1,500(1.5%)
Aj Manas	-	17	$800(0.7%)
Alexis Ferrer	-	17	$800(0.7%)
Aloysius Yapp	-	17	$800(0.7%)
Che Wei Fu	654.1(-7.3)	17	$800(0.7%)
Chen Chen Wei	-	17	$800(0.7%)
Ho Sum Lo	-	17	$800(0.7%)
Hsu Rui An	-	17	$800(0.7%)
James Aranas	-	17	$800(0.7%)
Jaycee Garcia	658.3(+15)	17	$800(0.7%)

Matches

Stage	Match	RPM	Player 1	Score	Player 2	RPM
2	63	843.3	Ko Pin Yi	13 - 11	Ronel Nalaunan	763.3
2	62	751.3	Ronel Nalaunan	11 - 10	Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	798.9
2	61	842.2	Ko Pin Yi	11 - 5	Aivhan Maluto	722.0
2	60	792.6	Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	11 - 4	Michael Baoanan	718.7
2	59	719.8	Ronel Nalaunan	11 - 5	Naoyuki Oi	782.2
2	58	833.9	Ko Pin Yi	11 - 1	Dang Thanh Kien	662.6
2	57	702.6	Aivhan Maluto	11 - 8	Wu Kun Lin	756.8
2	56	717.9	Michael Baoanan	10 - 9	Albert Januarta	709.7
2	55	786.1	Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	10 - 6	David Alcaide	789.0
2	54	707.3	Ronel Nalaunan	10 - 6	Ryan Mark Yafo Hidalgo	-
2	53	779.1	Naoyuki Oi	10 - 6	Johann Chua	733.9
2	52	829.7	Ko Pin Yi	10 - 4	Lin Ta Li	740.9
2	51	645.0	Dang Thanh Kien	10 - 7	Ko Ping Chung	761.6
2	50	671.5	Aivhan Maluto	10 - 5	Wiktor Zielinski	753.2
2	49	754.5	Wu Kun Lin	10 - 8	Carlo Biado	745.5
2	48	688.7	Albert Januarta	10 - 6	Aloysius Yapp	821.7
2	47	721.1	Michael Baoanan	10 - 9	Fu Che Wei	661.4
2	46	792.0	David Alcaide	10 - 7	Lo Ho Sum	688.4
2	45	792.1	Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	10 - 8	Ko Ping Han	671.1
2	44	-	Ryan Mark Yafo Hidalgo	10 - 2	Chang Yu Lung	729.6
2	43	681.1	Ronel Nalaunan	10 - 6	Aj Manas	755.5
2	42	769.4	Naoyuki Oi	10 - 2	Raymund Faraon	691.0
2	41	732.1	Johann Chua	10 - 8	Alexis Ferrer	716.7
2	40	735.3	Lin Ta Li	10 - 4	John Vicedo	-
2	39	820.1	Ko Pin Yi	10 - 1	Kuo Po Cheng	688.5
2	38	765.1	Ko Ping Chung	10 - 8	James Aranas	679.5
2	37	640.7	Dang Thanh Kien	10 - 8	Jaycee Garcia	643.3
2	36	663.7	Aivhan Maluto	10 - 7	Chen Chen Wei	648.6
2	35	758.5	Wiktor Zielinski	10 - 7	Kuoki Sugiyama	-
2	34	743.9	Wu Kun Lin	10 - 2	Julian Serradilla	680.3
2	33	741.7	Carlo Biado	10 - 5	Hsu Rui An	-
2	32	825.2	Aloysius Yapp	10 - 5	Liu Cheng Hsiung	-
2	31	683.0	Albert Januarta	10 - 4	Lai Chia Hsiung	594.5
2	30	652.0	Fu Che Wei	10 - 3	Lee Han Qiang	569.3
2	29	721.2	Michael Baoanan	10 - 8	Andri Januarta	681.4
2	28	674.0	Lo Ho Sum	10 - 3	Jeffrey Ignacio	706.7
2	27	797.3	David Alcaide	10 - 6	Nguyen Van Huynh	-
2	26	667.6	Ko Ping Han	10 - 6	Hsieh Shang Yu	-
2	25	781.9	Francisco Sanchez Ruiz	10 - 0	Toh Lian Han	595.5
2	24	712.9	Chang Yu Lung	10 - 2	Harry Vergara	746.3
2	23	-	Ryan Mark Yafo Hidalgo	10 - 8	Robbie Capito	782.0
2	22	751.8	Aj Manas	10 - 4	Jeffrey Prieto	-
2	21	686.8	Ronel Nalaunan	10 - 7	Cheng Shun Yang	-
2	20	688.9	Raymund Faraon	10 - 7	Lo Li Wen	648.5
2	19	765.4	Naoyuki Oi	10 - 5	Sun Yi Hsuan	705.6
2	18	715.5	Alexis Ferrer	10 - 9	Hsieh Chia Chen	705.8
2	17	728.3	Johann Chua	10 - 3	Nguyen Ba Manh	-
2	16	-	John Vicedo	10 - 5	Patric Gonzales	695.0
2	15	736.1	Lin Ta Li	10 - 5	Baseth Mapandi	-
2	14	686.6	Kuo Po Cheng	10 - 5	Kenichi Uchigaki	595.7