On the evening of September 22, at Military Region 7 Gymnasium (HCMC), the final round of the 2025 10-Ball Men's World Championship (2025 Predator WPA Men's 10-Ball World Championship) continued to be exciting with a series of losses.
In the match against Edwin Gamas (Philippines), Gorst won the first set 4-2 but lost the pace of the match, lost 3-4 in set 2 and then continued to lose in set 3. The final result of 1-2 caused Fedor Gorst to say goodbye to the tournament after 2 consecutive losses, creating a big shock for fans.
Meanwhile, many top names are still proving their strength. Joshua Filler (Germany) defeated Kristian Mrva (Slovakia) 2-0, Eklent Kaci (Albania) defeated Felix Vogel (Germany) 2-0, while thorsten Hohmann (Germany) defeated Sean Mark Malayan (Philippines) 2-1 Albin Ouschan (authrich) and Mario He (authrich) also qualified for the next round, in addition to a series of impressive victories from Philippine players such as Jeffrey Prieto, Kyle Amoroto and Raymund Faraon.
For host Vietnam, Nguyen Van Huynh brought a bright spot when making a spectacular comeback against Hsieh Chia Chen (Taiwan (China). After losing the first set 1-4, he won 4-0 to balance the score, before bravely overcoming a series of brain-weighing penalties in set 3 to win a ticket to continue. On the contrary, Nguyen Bao Chau, although starting well against Darren Appleton (England), lost the game and had to stop.
On September 23, the winning branch will continue with many anticipated matches. Duong Quoc Hoang will meet Naoyuki Oi (Japan), Pham Phuong Nam will face Jeff De Luna (Philippines), and the "nail" match between Carlo Biado (Philippines) and Ko Ping Chung (Taiwan (China).
However, the men's and women's 9-ball international Poison Cues Saigon Women's 9-Ball Open tournaments also took place dramatically. Vietnamese representatives such as Dinh Thi Thanh Nga and Duong Yen Vi won to nurture hope to go far. Nguyen Bich Tram beat Tran Tu Tran in the "internal" match and will continue to face Wang Wan-Ling (Taiwan (China). In the international player group, Pia Filler (Germany), Rubilen Amit (Philippines), Jasmin Ouschan (authership) and Chihiro Kawahara (Japan) all affirmed their high performance.
The largest international billiards tournament series ever in Vietnam includes 3 events: the 10-Ball Men's World Championship, Box Billiards Mixed Doubles Open and Poison Cues Saigon Women's 9-Ball Open, with a total prize value of 425,000 USD (about 11.2 billion VND). The event not only brought top-notch competitions but also contributed to affirming Vietnam's position on the world billiards pool map.
