Prize-Fund
THE 32 teams will be playing for a total prize fund of $250,000.
The successful winners will claim $60,000 - to be split evenly, while the 16 pairings that are eliminated in the opening round will still walk away with $3,000.
Full prize fund details
Champions - $60,000 per pair
Runners-Up - $30,000 per pair
Semi-Finalists - $16,000 (x2) per pair
Quarter-Finalists - $10,000 (x4) per pair
Last 16 Losers - $5,000 (x8) per pair
First Round Losers - $3,000 (x16) per pair
Total - US$250,000
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Thanh Nam Nguyen was in the Vietnam team that reached the semi-finals in 2006. But can he and team mate Luong Chi Dung perform even better this time around?
