Duong Quoc Hoang shockingly defeated the world's number 1 cueist at a tournament in the US.

On the morning of August 17, Vietnam's number 1 pool player Duong Quoc Hoang caused a big surprise when he defeated Fedor Gorst at the Battle of the Bull 9-ball pool tournament.

Duong Quoc Hoang (right) defeated his close friend Fedor Gorst in the US - Photo: FB

At the Battle of the Bull, Duong Quoc Hoang had an impressive journey. In the double qualifying round, the Vietnamese player defeated Josh Roberts 9-6, Albert Januarta 9-7, Antonis Kakaris 9-7.

In the knockout round, Hoang "star" maintained his stable performance to defeat Lee Van Corteza 9-0. This result brought him to the round of 16 against Fedor Gorst, the world's number 1 player.

This time, the Vietnamese player was both good and lucky as his opponent made many mistakes. Thanks to that, he created a shock when he won 9-6 to get a ticket to the quarter-finals.

Here he continued to defeat Alex Kakaris 9-7 to enter the semi-finals. But Duong Quoc Hoang's journey also ended here, when he could not overcome Johann Chua (score 5-11).

Johann Chua is in the final and will face Shane Van Boening for the championship. Battle of the Bull is an annual 9-ball pool tournament, taking place in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. This year's tournament is the third edition, bringing together 128 of the world's top players, competing from August 14 to 17.

The total prize pool for Battle of the Bull is $100,000. Players will compete in a double qualifying round, with 32 players advancing to the knockout round.

Fedor Gorst – close friend of Duong Quoc Hoang

Fedor Gorst is a Russian-American player, currently world number 1 in the 9-ball pool category of billiards. Therefore, Duong Quoc Hoang's victory in this tournament was an unexpected success.

Not only are they rivals on the billiards table, Duong Quoc Hoang also maintains a close relationship with Fedor Gorst in real life. Both often post satirical and joking posts to each other on Facebook.

Not stopping there, Fedor Gorst strongly condemned the World Pool Association (WPA) and the Asian Billiards Sport Association (ACBS) when they banned Vietnamese players from competing for 6 months.

DUC KHUE

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