Vietnam's top pool player - Duong Quoc Hoang (nickname Hoang Sao) will spend nearly a month competing in the US. This August in the land of the stars and stripes, Hoang Sao will compete in two major tournaments: the Florida Open Pool Championship 2025 and the US Open Pool Championship 2025.
The Florida Open is a new playground, taking place from August 5 to 10, gathering 256 players from all over the world . Top players such as Fedor Gorst, Shane Van Boening, Jayson Shaw and the current 9-ball world champion Carlo Biado are naturally present. Pool Vietnam has 8 representatives participating in this tournament: Hoang Sao, Luong Duc Thien, Le Quang Trung, Nguyen Hoang Tuan, Pham Phuong Nam, Dang Hoang Huy, Nguyen Hai Dang and Dang Nguyen Gia Lam.
In the most recent tournament, the World Pool Championship 2025, Duong Quoc Hoang entered the round of 16 of the best players.
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The Florida Open 2025 has a total prize money of 200,000 USD (about 5.24 billion VND). Of which, the champion receives 40,000 USD (equivalent to 1 billion VND), the runner-up receives 16,000 USD (about 419 million VND), and the third-place winner receives (262 million VND) each. In addition, players who reach the quarterfinals receive 7,000 USD, the round of 16 receive 4,000 USD, the round of 32 receive 2,000 USD, and the round of 64 receive 1,000 USD.
From August 18 to 23, Hoang Sao will continue to compete at the US Open 2025. This is a tournament rich in tradition and has a much higher prize money, 500,000 USD (13.1 billion VND). Accordingly, the US Open champion receives 100,000 USD (2.62 billion VND), the runner-up receives 50,000 USD (1.31 billion VND), and the third-place winner receives 25,000 USD (655 million VND) each. The quarter-finalists receive 15,000 USD, the round of 16 receives 8,000 USD, the round of 32 receives 5,000 USD, and the round of 64 receives 3,000 USD.
Between the two major tournaments mentioned above, Hoang Sao also participated in the Battle Of The Bull tournament from August 13 to 16.
In the US, Hoang Sao is expected to create new milestones. In addition to competing for achievements and awards, the player born in 1987 also aims to accumulate points on the World Nineball Tour (WNT) rankings, thereby earning a spot on the Asian representative team to participate in the Reyes Cup 2025. At the Reyes Cup 2024, Hoang Sao and the Asian players performed excellently to defeat the European team and win the championship.
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