The final round of the 2025 10-Ball Men's World Championship (2025 Predator WPA Men's 10-Ball World Championship) continues with the winning matches. 3 Vietnamese players including Duong Quoc Hoang, Pham Phuong Nam and Nguyen Bao Chau all competed.
At TV1, Duong Quoc Hoang faced thorsten Hohmann (Germany). The No. 1 player of Vietnam entered the match confidently, taking advantage of the opponent's rare mistakes to quickly win set 1 with a score of 4-1.
In set 2, Hohmann woke up and took advantage of Hoang's missed shots to make it 4-1. However, the decisive set showed the superior bravery of the Vietnamese player. Despite being behind 0-2, he still came back, winning 4 games in a row to end the match with a final victory of 2-1 (4-1, 1-4, 4-2).
In the match at the same time, Pham Phuong Nam also excellently defeated Mieszko Fortuński of Poland with a score of 2-1 (4-2, 1-4, 4-2), thereby winning the right to continue in the winning branch.
In the next round, Duong Quoc Hoang will face Naoyuki Oi (Japan), while Pham Phuong Nam will face Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines).
Meanwhile, Nguyen Bao Chau could not overcome his opponent, becoming the only Vietnamese player to fail in the win on September 21. He and Nguyen Van Huynh will continue to compete in the losing branch to find an opportunity to continue.
In addition to Vietnam's matches, this competition day also witnessed many dramatic matches.
Carlo Biado (Philippines) and Stefan Kasper (Germany) drew 1-1 after 2 sets (4-3 together) and had to decide by penalty shootout. In the intense series, Biado showed the champion's mettle to win.
The match between Ko Ping Yi (Taiwan, China) and Albin Ouschan also had to be decided by penalty, the victory belonged to the representative from Asia.
The biggest surprise was Joshua Filler (Germany) losing 0-2 to Lee Van Corteza (Philippines), having to drop to the bench. The losing team currently brings together many big names such as Fedor Gorst, Joshua Filler, Eklent Kaci, Mohammad Soufi.
In parallel with the men's tournament, fans will also watch the Poison Cues Saigon Women's 9-Ball Open international 9-ball women's tournament.
In the series of matches won on September 21, the Vietnamese players played hard but had no wins. Kieu Nhung lost to Kristina Tkach (AIN) 0-2, Duong Yen Vi lost 1-2 to Pia Filler (Germany), Nguyen Bich Tram lost 0-2 to Seo Seoa (Korea). However, they still have a chance in the losing branch.
This round also recorded many other notable results: Samia Konishi (Japan) surprisingly beat Mayte Ropero (Spain) 2-1, Jasmin Ouschan (auth Arabia) easily overcame Kennedynahman (USA), Savannah Easton (USA) beat Wang Wan-Ling (Taiwan, China) 2-1, Wei Tzu-Chien (Taiwan, China) narrowly beat Desi Aristia (Indonesia) 2-1...
