Tkon convincingly defeated the Philippine pool billiards expert
In the final match of the 9-ball billiards pool tournament Pedri Tribute Cup 2025 held in Da Nang City, player Nguyen Anh Tuan (nicknamed Tkon) won convincingly against the top player in the Philippines Johann Chua (currently ranked 5th in the world , on the World Nineball Tour - WNT rankings). The player nicknamed Tkon won all 8 matches to be crowned champion.
Nguyen Anh Tuan is truly in top form, as he continues to score with ease. Less than 20 minutes after the final match started, Nguyen Anh Tuan has scored 4 consecutive points (clearing the ball and clearing the table in 1 turn), taking the lead with a difference of 5-0.
Player Nguyen Anh Tuan won convincingly with a perfect record.
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In the end, Nguyen Anh Tuan finished the final match with a score of 13-4 against the Filipino expert. With this championship, Anh Tuan received a huge bonus of 40,000 USD (about 1 billion VND). Johann Chua was the runner-up, receiving 20,000 USD (about 500 million VND). Luong Chi Dung and Carlo Biado tied for third place, receiving 10,000 USD (about 250 million VND) each.
Fedor Gorst speaks out
After Nguyen Anh Tuan won the championship and took home a huge prize, Fedor Gorst (current world number 1 on the WNT rankings) made a move to "tease" his colleague. The world number 1 player posted on social media a congratulatory status in Vietnamese: "It can be seen that my lesson for Tkon has been effective", along with a picture of Nguyen Anh Tuan enjoying the joy of victory.
Fedor Gorst's post then received great attention from billiards pool fans. The Russian player's status line had tens of thousands of interactions, including a large number of Vietnamese audiences.
World No. 1 billiards player Fedor Gorst 'teased' Nguyen Anh Tuan on social networks
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Not stopping there, Fedor Gorst also delighted fans when he continued to "invite a match" with Nguyen Anh Tuan. "It feels like another rematch needs to happen... Tkon Nguyen is beating everyone in Vietnam!", the world's number 1 player shared.
Before that, Nguyen Anh Tuan and Fedor Gorst had a match for several days in a row, playing in a 120-game winning format. In this match, the world number 1 won 120-100 against the Vietnamese player.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/billiards-vo-dich-va-nhan-tien-thuong-khung-co-thu-viet-nam-bi-so-1-the-gioi-gheo-18525062013410858.htm
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