Johann Chua, Jefrey Roda and Michael Baoanan made their way to the round-of-16 of the US Open Pool Championship after winning their respective matches in the knockout stage in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Chua edged Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann, 10-9, before beating Greece’s Alexander Kazakis, 10-6, to keep his chances of winning one of the biggest 9-ball events of the professional pool circuit.

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Roda also kept his strong form by winning over Hungary’s Oliver Szolnoki, 10-8, and New Zealand’s Sullivan Clark, 10-5, while Baoanan also made it to the last 16, but not before staging a massive comeback.

Baoanan beat American Tyler Syker, 10-4, before stunning Venezuela’s Jesus Atencio, 10-9, after winning the final five racks in the last 32.

Action resumes Friday with the semifinals berths to be determined by day’s end.

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Chua battles Serbia’s Aleksa Pecelj, Roda meets Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp while Baoanan tackles Vietnam’s Duong Quoc Hoang.

The three are the only Filipino cue artists left in the field after 2021 winner Carlo Biado and seven others were eliminated.

Biado was shown the door by Estonia’s Denis Grabe, 10-3, in the round-of-64, where Roberto Gomez, Harry Vergara, Lee Van Corteza, Bernie Regalario and Marvin Asis were booted out.

Baseth Mocaibat, meanwhile, lost to Austria’s Albin Ouschan in the round-of-32.