Hoang 'Sao' escaped twice against Filler, entered the 1/8 round of the world 10-ball Pool

Billiard player Duong Quoc Hoang (aka Hoang 'Sao') defeated championship candidate Joshua Filler in a spectacular 5 sets to enter the round of 16 of the Predator WPA Men's 10-Ball World Championship 2025.

Spectacular victory for Vietnam's "Star" Hoang - Photo: BOX

On the evening of September 25, the final round of the 2025 Predator WPA Men's 10-Ball World Championship continued at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City with a series of matches in the Last 32 round. Vietnamese billiards fans focused their eyes on the only home player, Hoang "Sao".

In the first set, Quoc Hoang was a bit off-beat, made many mistakes and quickly lost 1-4. In the second set, the Vietnamese player regained his composure, played more confidently and took advantage of Joshua Filler's mistakes to win 4-2, equalizing the score 1-1.

However, Joshua Filler's mettle continued to be shown in set 3. The former world number 1 8 ball and 9 ball won quickly 4-1. The old scenario repeated itself with Hoang "Sao". Unable to regain his rhythm, combined with his opponent's high form, Duong Quoc Hoang easily lost after 4 sets.

Set 4 was the culmination of psychological warfare and taking advantage of mistakes. The two players chased each other to a 3-3 "hill-hill" position. Quoc Hoang made a mistake on the 2 ball, giving control to Filler. The German player went straight to the 9 ball, but unexpectedly hit a hole, helping Hoang "Sao" win 4-3.

Filler, despite having his wife (also a billiards player and mixed doubles champion) in the stands cheering him on, could not keep his composure. He had two foul shots on the 8 ball before, causing the referee to re-hook the 10 ball and then Filler somehow "ran the ball" and sent the cue ball into the pocket.

Continuous mistakes helped Hoang "Sao" escape when he equalized the score 2-2 after four sets, Filler paid the price in set 5. Vietnam's top player Duong Quoc Hoang was excited with the result so he went straight to a score of 4-1 in set 5 to enter the Last 16 round.

Hoang "Sao"'s next opponent is Aloysius Yapp (Singapore), who had a match that lasted 4 hours and 13 minutes in the qualifying round, leaving many spectators disappointed.

The Last 16 round will take place at 11am on September 26, with the quarter-finals at 4pm the same day.

The final 16 players of the Predator WPA Men's 10-Ball World Championship :

Jonas Magpantay (Philippines), Ko Pin Yi (Chinese Taipei), Mark Estiola (Philippines), Jonas Souto (Spain), Olivér Szolnoki (Hungary), Ko Ping Chung (Chinese Taipei), Daniel Macioł (Poland), Aloysius Yapp (Singapore), Ko Taeyong (South Korea), Shane Van Boening (USA), Wojciech Szewczyk (Poland), Marco Teutscher (Netherlands), Alex Kazakis (Greece), Alex Montpellier (France) and defending champion Carlo Biado (Philippines), Duong Quoc Hoang (Vietnam).

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoang-sao-2-lan-thoat-hiem-truoc-filler-vao-vong-1-8-pool-10-bi-the-gioi-20250925213142425.htm