After a sublime performance on the 3rd day of competition, the player born in 1987 maintained stability in the next series of matches. Duong Quoc Hoang opened with a 5-4 victory over Pijus Labutis before overcoming Albert Januaryta with a score of 5-1. In the next match, he continued to defeat Chris Melling 5-3, thereby maintaining an advantage in the point race.
Despite losing narrowly 4-5 to Robbie Capito and losing 2-5 when facing Jonas Souto, the Vietnamese player quickly regained his fighting momentum with a 5-3 victory over Aloysius Yapp. Notably, in the evening matches, Duong Quoc Hoang continued to show his bravery when successively overcoming Jesus Atencio 5-3 and Francisco Sanchez Ruiz with a score difference of 5-0.
In the last match of the day, he closed his journey with a 5-3 victory over Eklent Kaci - a direct competitor in the rankings.
Ending the 4th day of competition, Duong Quoc Hoang has a total of 18 points after 24 matches played, achieving a record of 18 wins and 6 losses, with a rack win/loss ratio of 107-75 (+32). This achievement helps the Vietnamese player temporarily top the overall rankings, equal points with Eklent Kaci but ranked above thanks to better goal difference.
Closely following behind are Francisco Sanchez Ruiz with 16 points, Robbie Capito (15 points) and Albert Januaryta (14 points). With his current form, Duong Quoc Hoang is maintaining a significant advantage in the leading group competition at the Premier League Pool 2026, thereby opening up opportunities to go deep in the next stages of the tournament.
