Mechanical hand Duong Quoc Hoang has an impressive comeback against former German world champion Thorsten Hohmann at the billiards UK Pool Open 2023.
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Mechanical hand Duong Quoc Hoang won the former world champion at the international tournament.
Confronted with an experienced opponent in the match that decided the ticket to the round of 64 strongest players, Duong Quoc Hoang faced many difficulties.
Thorsten Hohmann was twice the world champion in the 9-ball pool content in 2003 and 2013. He was also named in the US billiards pool hall of fame.
A player born in 1979 has the ability to run marbles and "clear the table" very well. In the first 3 games, Quoc Hoang all received losses.
In the fourth game, the Quang Ninh player shortened the score to 1-3. However, with his bravery, the former world champion won consecutively to lead 7-3.
With this result, few thought that Hoang "star" could turn the game around, but he could do the unthinkable.
The number one player in Vietnam won 6 games in a row to come back to win 9-7, winning tickets to the third round. This is not the first time Duong Quoc Hoang has won against the world's top players.
However, each match of Vietnamese players brings different emotions.
On the day of competition 1/6, the two remaining representatives of Vietnam billiards, Luong Duc Thien and Nguyen Anh Tuan, also excelled in the list of 64 strongest players in the tournament, but the journey was much more difficult.
Specifically, Luong Duc Thien, after losing to James Aranas (Philippines) and being pushed to the losing bracket, slipped through the narrow door when he had 3 consecutive victories to win the right to continue.
Nguyen Anh Tuan faced the reigning UK Open champion Joshua Filler (Germany) and lost the final 7-9. After this match, the Vietnamese player met Albin Ouschan (Austria) in the last round of the losing bracket. Anh Tuan completed the final victory with a score of 9-5 and won the right to the third round.
In round 1/32, Vietnamese players will face formidable opponents. Tuan Anh faced Shane Van Boening (USA), Duc Thien fought Joshua Filler while the number one hope Duong Quoc Hoang faced David Alcaide (Spain).
UK Open Pool Championship 2023 is a prestigious billiards pool tournament held at Copper Box Arena in London (England). The tournament gathers 256 players, competing with the winning branch - losing branch.
The total prize pool of the UK Open is up to 200.000 USD, the champion will receive 30.000 USD in prize money.
