The Florida Open 2025 takes place from August 5 to 11, one of the Major tournaments in the World Nineball Tour system, gathering many of the world's top players such as Shane Van Boening, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, Jayson Shaw, Fedor Gorst or the reigning 9-time world champion Carlo Biado. For the first time, the tournament attracted the participation of many Vietnamese players.
In the 1/32 round, Vietnam has 4 representatives present. Luong Duc Thien lost 1-10, Pham Phuong Nam lost 8-10 to Mustafa Alnar despite leading 8-4, while Duong Quoc Hoang lost to Chang Yu-lung after missing the opportunity to reduce the gap.
The bright spot of Vietnamese billiards in this tournament is Le Quang Trung. Facing Alexander Kazakis - the No. 1 player in the WPA rankings, Quang Trung played persistently, balancing the score at 9-9 before winning 10-9, creating a big surprise for experts.
In round 1/16, he continued to show impressive form when he beat Balder Alawadi 10-1, thereby becoming the only representative of Vietnam to advance to round 1/8, where he will meet the winner in the Moritz Neuhausen - Bernie Regalario pair.
