Duong Quoc Hoang played against Skyler Woodward (USA) in the decisive match in the early morning of August 21, winning the right to compete in the US Open 2025 billiards tournament.
The two players played excitingly from the start. In each game, in their turn as players, Duong Quoc Hoang and Skyler Woodward did not make mistakes.
However, Duong Quoc Hoang showed better courage and won with a score of 9-5. The victory helped the Vietnamese player qualify for the group of 64 most outstanding people.
Before that, Luong Duc Thien had tried to find a ticket to continue but was unsuccessful. This player lost to veteran face Kou Po Cheng with a score of 0-9 and lost 5-9 to Carlo Biado, so he was eliminated. Billiards Vietnam also had Nguyen Hoang Tuan stop after losing 3-8 to opponent Harry Vergara.
Thus, Vietnamese billiards only has two players in the group of 64 excellent players at the 2025 US Open, Nguyen Anh Tuan (winner) and Duong Quoc Hoang (loser).
The organizing committee will draw a draw for the pair when the list of 64 top players is complete. The 2025 US Open is part of the World Nineball Tour system of the world. This year the tournament attracted 256 players to compete until August 23. The champion has a chance to receive a prize of 100,000 USD.
This year, Vietnamese billiards has participating players 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.
