Hoang Sao continues with a more dramatic script

On the evening of September 23, Duong Quoc Hoang (Hoang Sao) won a thrilling victory over Japanese player Naoyuki Oi to advance to the Last 32 round of the 2025 Men's 10-Ball World Championship.

The bravery of Hoang Sao

Right from the first set, Hoang Sao and Oi brought dramatic and attractive developments. The two sides fought each other in each game, tied 3-3 and had to decide the winner in the deciding game. At this time, Hoang Sao made a regrettable mistake and let his opponent win 4-3 and take the lead 1-0. This defeat made the Vietnamese player wake up. He showed his coolness and determination to win 4-1 in the second set, bringing the match back to the starting line.

In the third set, Hoang Sao and Oi continued to struggle with each other. They had to enter a nerve-wracking penalty shootout to determine the winner. And the more courageous player in this match was Hoang Sao when he successfully executed all 4 sets while Oi failed once. With this victory, Hoang Sao entered the Last 32 round.

The remaining representative of Vietnamese billiards is Pham Phuong Nam. Facing a strong opponent from a strong billiards background, Jeffrey from the Philippines, he could not create any surprises. Phuong Nam received a 0-2 defeat and fell to the loser's bracket. Here, he will face German player, Moritz Neuhausen.

Hoang Sao was the more courageous player in the nerve-wracking penalty shootout.

PHOTO: Organizing Committee

Phuong Nam still has a chance in the loser's bracket.

PHOTO: Organizing Committee

The defending champion left the tournament.

In the winner's bracket, highly rated players such as Ko Pin Yi, Shane Van Boening,... all won to enter the Last 32 round. Meanwhile, Carlo Biado, the reigning champion of the tournament, had to accept defeat against Ko Ping Chung.

Thus, the first 16 players to participate in the Last 32 round include: Marco Teutscher, Wojciech Szewczyk, Olivér Szolnoki, Daniel Macioł, Aloysius Yapp, Mark Estiola, Szymon Kural, Taeyong Ko, Jeffrey De Luna, Konrad Juszczyszyn, Wu Kun Lin, Duong Quoc Hoang, Ko Ping Yi and Shane Van Boening, Ko Ping Chung and Alex Montpellier.

Tomorrow (September 24), the remaining 32 players in the losers bracket will compete in the final round to find the remaining 16 players to advance to the knockout round. All hopes of Vietnam will be placed on Pham Phuong Nam in this competition day. The final round of the losers bracket will also gather many notable players such as Joshua Filler, Albin Ouschan, Jonas Souto, AJ Manas, Eklent Kaci...

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