Hoang 'Sao' won easily, Vietnamese-origin player lost to deaf 'monument' at WPA Men's 10-Ball

Duong Quoc Hoang defeated Marco Spitzky 2-0, while Nguyen Toan lost to Shane Van Boening, the deaf 9-ball champion, with a score of 0-2 on the night of September 20.

Hoang "Sao" had a good start to enter the winning bracket - Photo: BOX

The main event of the WPA Men's 10-Ball World Championship is the final round of men's players from September 20 to September 28 at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium (HCMC).

On the night of September 20, player Duong Quoc Hoang (also known as Hoang "Sao") won the match against German opponent Marco Spitzky. He started the match confidently from the beginning. Hoang "Sao" made the home audience burst into tears with 2 consecutive ball balances in the 4th game of set 1.

In front of a large home audience, the two equalizers by player Hoang helped him win the hearts and speed up the second set, ending in 4 quick games. The important turning point above brought Hoang "Sao" into the winning bracket to get closer to the final.

The first round saw a few surprises. The heavyweight title contender Fedor Gorst suffered a quick 0-2 defeat to Spaniard Jonas Souto. He will be in the loser's bracket tomorrow and needs to focus more instead of playing on social media.

Host Vietnam still has 3 other players to compete until the night of September 20. Nguyen Bao Chau came from behind to beat Fu Huan (Hong Kong) 2-1. The highly anticipated Pham Phuong Nam also had a 2-1 victory over Casper Matikainen from Finland.

Toan Nguyen, a player of Vietnamese origin, looks for opportunities in the losers' bracket - Photo: BOX

The only Vietnamese player who lost in the opening match and will have to start again in the loser's bracket is Nguyen Van Huynh. He lost to Wesam Hamamm with a score of 1-2 in the match that just ended.

A Vietnamese-origin player competing in the world men's 10-ball pool is Toan Nguyen. He is a New Zealander and quickly lost to the 2022 world 9-ball champion Shane Van Boening. Shane was born deaf and had to wear a hearing aid when competing.

Three prestigious tournaments include the Men's 10-Ball Pool World Championship , Box Billiards Mixed Doubles (10-ball, mixed doubles) and Poison Cues Saigon Women's 9-Ball Open (9-ball women) co-organized by Box Billiards in collaboration with Predator and the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF).

The total prize money for the entire series of events this year is up to 425,000 USD (about 11.2 billion VND). Of which, the Men's 10-Ball World Championship alone accounts for 250,000 USD (nearly 6.6 billion VND); the champion will receive 70,000 USD (1.8 billion VND), the runner-up will receive 40,000 USD, and the two third-place players will receive 17,500 USD each.

Round 1 results 8pm

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoang-sao-thang-de-co-thu-goc-viet-thua-tuong-dai-khiem-thinh-o-wpa-men-s-10-ball-20250921001855324.htm