The attraction of superstars
The tournament is divided into two rounds. The qualifying round will take place at the Sports Service Center (215C Ly Thuong Kiet, District 11, HCMC) from September 20-23 with 128 players competing for 32 spots in the final round. The qualifying round champion will receive 5,000 USD (over 130 million VND in prize money).
The final round, taking place from September 25 to 29 at Ho Xuan Huong Stadium (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City), will bring together the world's top stars to compete. The prize for the champion is up to 35,000 USD (nearly 900 million VND), the largest prize in the history of Billiards Pool Vietnam. The heat of the tournament is increasing as a series of famous players continuously confirm their participation.
Among them, we must mention Alexander Kazakis, the Greek superstar ranked 3rd in the world. He holds a series of prestigious championship titles such as European Pool Championship 2015, Kremlin Cup 2016, Euro Tour Pongau Open 2018, World Pool Masters 2021 or Pro Billiards Series Wisconsin Open 2022.
Next is Carlo Biado, the world's 5th-ranked star considered the "new Efren Reyes" of Philippine Billiards, who holds all four of the world's biggest titles: the 2017 World 9-Ball Championship, the 2021 US Open, the 2022 World Team Championship and the 2024 World 10-Ball Championship. Along with that are many other international titles.
The list of stars participating in the tournament also includes Wu Kun Lin (Taiwan - China, ranked 11th in the world), Mario He (Austria, ranked 17th), Alex Pagulayan (Philippines, ranked 26th), Marco Teutscher (Netherlands, ranked 39th)... Meanwhile, the host Vietnam has the participation of most of the best players today.
Audience Offers
It is known that in order to bring great experiences to both players and spectators, the tournament organizers have carefully prepared the organization, stage design as well as security. The upcoming Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024 9-ball Billiards Pool Tournament promises to be an attractive "party", not only in terms of expertise but also in terms of experience for the audience.
“With the participation of many Vietnamese and international players, the tournament will certainly bring exciting matches. Ho Xuan Huong Stadium will have the most modern equipment such as Aplus table system meeting international competition standards, LED stage, technical team, international and domestic referees… We want to show international friends a vibrant, modern and new Ho Chi Minh City.
The organizers offer many types of tickets with different prices, starting from 200,000 VND/ticket so that students can also experience the tournament. In addition, we also have VIP tickets to sit right next to the competition table. The audience will have the opportunity to interact with famous players as well as receive gifts from the organizers," said Ms. Duong Thi Huong Ly - Business Director of Aplus, the main sponsor of the tournament.
Currently, the organizing committee is completing the final preparations. All players will be able to familiarize themselves with the competition table on September 19. In addition, the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation is also actively supporting international players with procedures, visas, etc. to create the best conditions for players to compete in the tournament.
