On the evening of September 23, at Military Region 7 Gymnasium (HCMC), the final round of the 2025 10-a-side Men's 10 men's World Championship continued with a series of winning branches to determine the first 16 players to participate in the Last 32 direct qualifying round.
In particular, Duong Quoc Hoang had a dramatic match against Japanese player Naoyuki Oi. After losing the first set 0-1, Vietnam's number 1 player managed to regain control of the game, winning overwhelmingly 4-1 in set 2 to equalize the score. Entering the deciding set, the two players must determine the winner by a penalty shootout. Here, Quoc Hoang successfully completed all 4 rounds, while his opponent only reached 3, thereby winning the final round and officially participating in the Last 32 round.
Meanwhile, his teammate Pham Phuong Nam could not overcome Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines), accepting a 0-2 loss. However, this young player still has a chance to continue if he wins against Moritz Neuhausen (Germany) in the loss on September 24.
In the winning round, leading candidates such as Ko Pin Yi, Shane Van Boening, Ko Ping Chung all affirmed their strength. The highlight match between defending champion Carlo Biado and Ko Ping Chung ended with a victory for the Taiwanese player (China).
The list of the first 16 players participating in the Last 32 round includes many big names: Ko Ping Yi, Shane Van Boening, Ko Ping Chung, Aloysius Yapp, Wu Kun Lin... and the only representative of Vietnam, Duong Quoc Hoang.
Also on September 23, the Poison Cues Saigon Women's 9-Ball Open international women's tournament determined that 16 players would continue, however, all Vietnamese representatives had stopped.
Today (September 24), the matches in the losing branch will take place to find the remaining 16 names in the knockout round, promising many dramas with the participation of world-class players such as Joshua Filler, Albin Ouschan or Eklent Kaci.
