Opening Ceremony of the 2025 Hanoi Open 9-Ball Pool Championship

VHO - On October 11, the opening ceremony of the 2025 Hanoi Open Pool Championship took place at My Dinh Indoor Athletics Palace.

Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bach Lien Huong speaks at the opening ceremony

This is considered the largest international billiards tournament ever held in Vietnam with the participation of 256 players from 40 countries around the world .

Despite difficulties due to adverse weather, the 2025 Hanoi Open 9-Ball Pool Championship still successfully brought top matches and many big surprises right from the first round.

In particular, this year's tournament has the participation of many top names in the world such as Johann Chua - the reigning champion, Fedor Gorst, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz and top Vietnamese players such as Duong Quoc Hoang and Dinh Chan Kiet.

Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bach Lien Huong shared that this year, for the first time, the Tournament has a Vietnamese player in the top 16 best players, bringing deep emotion and pride to fans across the country.

Although the tournament started with difficulties due to the impact of storms and rain, with a professional spirit, courage and high responsibility, the organizing committee flexibly overcame and rearranged the competition schedule, ensuring the progress and quality of the tournament.

In particular, the organizers also donated 100 million VND from ticket sales to join hands with the community to support people in overcoming the consequences of floods.

This is a humanitarian gesture, clearly demonstrating the spirit of " sports for the community", contributing to spreading the good values ​​of sports not only on the field but also in life.

The players focused on the competition.

Immediately after the Opening Ceremony, the Round of 16 and Quarter Finals matches took place. Before that, there were surprises when Johann Chua had to become the former king early.

Not only Johann Chua, a series of other strong candidates also had to stop early such as Fedor Gorst and Francisco Sanchez Ruiz. These are considered the big shocks of this year's tournament, showing the fierce and unpredictable competition.

The home team's biggest hope - Duong Quoc Hoang had to stop at the round of 16 after an unfortunate defeat against Roberto Gomez of the Philippines.

However, Vietnam still has Dinh Chan Kiet - a real "dark horse" of the tournament. Starting with an unrated position, Dinh Chan Kiet created a big surprise when he was in the top 16 best players of the tournament.

Besides the top performances on the table, Hanoi Open Pool 2025 is also an opportunity for Vietnamese billiards to affirm its ability to organize international-scale tournaments, while promoting the image of the capital Hanoi to international friends.

Director of Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bach Lien Huong emphasized: "I believe that the Tournament is not only a place where top shots shine, but also a cultural bridge, where sportsmanship, passion and positive energy are spread so that Hanoi and Vietnam can increasingly step firmly on the journey of integration and professional sports development."

The exciting and professional atmosphere of the tournament attracted a large number of fans to watch live at My Dinh Indoor Sports Palace.

The 2025 Hanoi Open 9-Ball Pool Championship will officially conclude on October 12 with a series of semi-final and final matches to find the new champion.

Although there were many surprises, the remaining players in the race are all strong names, promising to bring dramatic and top matches.

With a professional spirit in organization and competition quality, Hanoi Open Pool 2025 is affirming its position on the world billiards map, while contributing to the stronger development of this intellectual sport in Vietnam.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/le-khai-mac-giai-vo-dich-pool-9-bong-ha-noi-mo-rong-2025-174018.html