seems a likely reason. the pinoys playing are players with a higher WPA participation last year than chua
Chua is sixth in WPA points among Pinoys. Two Filipinos, Lee Van Corteza and Joven Bustemante, are behind him but got invites.
He might not have been invited, but he could also have turned an invitation down. Seems like Chua is cutting back on travel this year.
He still has young kids, mind you, and he’s building his own business. Just opened a new pool hall and he is set to open “Bad Koi Pro Shop to sell gear much like the Ko brothers and Fedor Gorst.
Chua has only played in three events this year, all in Asia. He accumulated 27,000 WNT points in those three events. That’s easily the most by any Asian player in this calendar year.
I doubt he will show up at the UK Open. I imagine he’ll play in the WPC, but he’s had sporadic attendance over the years at the US Open. Sure hope he doesn’t scale way back - he’s so much fun to watch!