On October 5, Peri 9-Ball Open 2023 officially opened at Peri Pool Arena (64 Bach Dang, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi ).
Dang Thanh Kien excellently defeated the European champion.
With a total prize pool of 104,000 USD organized by Vietcontent, Peri in cooperation with Matchroom, Peri 9-Ball Open is one of two World 9-Ball Tour ranking points tournaments in Hanoi, along with the Hanoi Open Pool Championship taking place right after (from October 10 to October 15 at My Dinh Indoor Athletics Sports Palace) and is decisive for the Mosconi Cup spots.
The importance of the Peri 9-Ball Open has made the tournament a gathering place for world- class players such as Shane van Boening, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, Fedor Gorst, reigning European Open champion David Alcaide, two world champions James Aranas and Johan Chua, Billy Thorpe, Mario He...
Besides the international 9-ball billiard names, Peri 9-Ball Open also became the first tournament with the participation of many players who have a position in the Vietnamese 9-ball billiard community such as Nguyen Anh Tuan, Luong Duc Thien, Do The Kien, Dang Thanh Kien, Nguyen Phuc Long, Bui Truong An.
On the first day of the winner-loser bracket, the confrontation between Dang Thanh Kien and David Alcaide was as exciting and dramatic as expected. The two players brought the match to the most intense rank of billiards - hill hill game.
Alcaide had the right to clear and pocket the number 1 ball. However, a mistake with the number 2 ball that pocketed the cue ball caused the reigning European champion to give the victory to Dang Thanh Kien.
Meanwhile, Do The Kien suffered a regrettable defeat against World Cup of Pool champion James Aranas. Playing on par with the Filipino player, even going up the hill first, Do The Kien still suffered an 8-9 defeat and had to find a chance in the loser's bracket.
The first day of Peri Open also went sweetly for 17-year-old Luong Dinh Phuc, who worked many jobs to have enough money and rode a motorbike over 300km from Mong Cai - Quang Ninh to Hanoi to attend the qualifying round.
In the final qualifying match to be able to participate in the tournament, Phuc unfortunately had to accept a 9-7 defeat in tears. In order to encourage this young talent, as well as fuel his passion, the Peri Open Organizing Committee awarded Phuc a Wildcard match at the Peri Open.
In the winner-loser bracket, Dinh Phuc lost to Kyle Amoroto with a score of 9-4. In the loser bracket, this young player excellently defeated Nguyen Duc Dung (8-6) to keep his hope of entering the playoff alive.
On October 6, the Peri 9-Ball Open continues to be awaited when world 9-ball billiard stars Shane van Boening, Skyler Woodward, Max Lechner, Fedor Gorst, Anthony Raga compete.
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