Hoang Sao shows off his talent at the prestigious team pool tournament

Surpassing a series of excellent names in the Asian pool billiards village, Vietnam's top player Duong Quoc Hoang (nickname Hoang Sao) was selected to become one of the five regional representatives to compete in the prestigious Reyes Cup 2025 team tournament taking place from October 16 to 19 in the Philippines.

Hoang Sao received unexpected joy

Reyes Cup is a team billiards pool tournament born to pay tribute to the Filipino legend Efren Reyes, held for the first time in 2024. However, this is considered a prestigious tournament in billiards pool, gathering the world's top players, with many attractive matches of high professional quality. According to the tournament rules, each team has 6 members, in which the captain does not compete. The captain of the Asian team is former player Francisco Bustmante (9-ball world champion in 2010). The selection of 5 players for the tournament follows the following principles: 2 slots for the top 2 Asian players on the World Nineball Tour rankings (WNT, Aloysius Yapp and Carlo Biado); 2 slots chosen by the captain (Johann Chua and AJ Manas); 1 special ticket awarded by WNT itself. And the big surprise happened when Hoang Sao was the name that WNT "chose to entrust".

Surprisingly, Hoang Sao is only ranked 8th in Asia, according to the WNT rankings. Meanwhile, the names that fans consider to be strong candidates for the WNT wild card are not present, especially the case of the two Taiwanese brothers Ko Pin Yi and Ko Ping Chung (both of whom have won the world championship and are ranked higher than the Vietnamese player). The 1987-born player himself burst into tears when he received the news and exclaimed: "A goal that seemed to have passed and could not be reached, now calls my name. Thank you to the organizers for giving me this great opportunity. Thank you to the fans who have always looked towards me, believed in me and cheered me on throughout the past time."

Hoang Sao and the Asian team won the Reyes Cup 2024

PHOTO: WNT

However, for those who have closely followed Hoang Sao's journey, the special ticket to the Reyes Cup 2025 is a worthy reward for this player's perseverance, professionalism and tireless efforts. Since 2024, Hoang Sao has always maintained a stable performance, competed confidently in every arena, and especially with a standard competitive attitude, inspiring fans. He is not only a classy player, but also a charismatic face, contributing to spreading Vietnamese pride in the international billiards community. "After a great performance in 2024, he deserves to return," WNT wrote on its homepage.

At the Reyes Cup 2025, the Asian team will compete with the rest of the world, including: captain is former player Jeremy Jones, players Fedor Gorst (USA, current world number 1), Jayson Shaw (UK), Francisco Sanchez Ruiz (Spain), Skyler Woodward (USA) and Moritz Neuhansen (Germany).

At the Reyes Cup 2024, Hoang Sao and the Asian team defeated the European team to win the championship. Now, the Vietnamese player is facing the opportunity to defend the championship, but is expected to face a much tougher challenge.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hoang-sao-tro-tai-o-giai-pool-dong-doi-danh-gia-185251015224745585.htm