Defending champion David Alcaide survived a hill-hill thriller to keep his title defence alive on Day Two of the 2026 Roobet Philippines Open Pool Championship, on a day when Duong Quoc Hoang fell to the biggest upset of the tournament so far, and Justin Bergman stunned last year’s runner-up Arseni Sevastyanov. Team Rest of the World’s stars, meanwhile, carried their Reyes Cup form into the singles with emphatic wins.

The opening day of the 2026 Roobet Philippines Open Pool Championship brought shocks at Gateway Mall in Quezon City, with reigning European Open champion Moritz Neuhausen, Team Asia duo Francisco Bustamante and AJ Manas all crashed out, while defending champion David Alcaide and World No.1 Aloysius Yapp made emphatic starts.