Duong Quoc Hoang is the remaining player from Vietnam competing in the best round of 16 at the 2025 US Open. In the early morning of August 23, our player played against Michael Baoanan (Philippines).
On the Matchroom's world pool content rankings, Duong Quoc Hoang is ranked 28th while Michael Baoanan is ranked 75th. However, the ranking only determines the player's advantage to some extent. On the pitch, Michael Baoanan was the first to take the lead when taking advantage of his chances. The exciting chase took place after that, Duong Quoc Hoang had a moment to lead the opponent with a score of 8-7. However, Michael Baoanan was still the one who kept the final effectiveness to close the winning goal with a score of 10-9.
Losing the match, Duong Quoc Hoang missed the opportunity to enter the quarterfinals of the US Open 2025. Thus, Vietnamese billiards no longer has a representative to compete in the US Open 2025 after the round of 16 with the best players. Meanwhile, the reigning world champion Fedor Gorst (USA) won with a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Billiards Vietnam has had 10 players participating in the US Open 2025, including Duong Quoc Hoang, Pham Phuong Nam, Luong Duc Thien, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Le Quang Trung, Tran Trung Anh, Nguyen Hoang Nhat, Nguyen Hoang Tuan, Nguyen Hai Dang, Nguyen Thang.
The 2025 US Open is part of the World Nineball Tour system of the world with a total prize money of 500,000 USD.
