Before this tournament, Duong Quoc Hoang made history for Vietnamese Billiards when he won the Jacoby Scottish Open 2024 international 9-ball pool tournament in Scotland. With this title, Quoc Hoang is very confident entering the UK Open 2024 in England, where 256 of the world's top players gather.
Duong Quoc Hoang's opponent in the round of 64 is Liu Ri Teng of Taiwan (China). Vietnamese fans had high confidence that Quoc Hoang would show his full potential to win, but in reality, that did not happen.
Liu Ri Teng took advantage of a few mistakes by Quoc Hoang, along with many lucky situations, winning the first 4 sets in a row.
With his opponent leading by a large margin, Quoc Hoang played with great effort, at one point narrowing the score to 5-7 (Photo: UK)..
The turning point of the match was when Liu Ri Teng continued to be lucky and won 2 consecutive sets, before winning the final match 10-7. Losing this match, Quoc Hoang received a reward of 1,000 USD.
Stopping at round 64 is a pity for Quoc Hoang because he is in good form after winning the Jacoby Scottish Open 2024. However, this is still considered the most successful European tour of Vietnam's number one player.
After Quoc Hoang left the prestigious tournament, at 7:00 p.m. on May 10, the last Vietnamese player at the UK Open 2024, Bui Truong An, will face the reigning world champion Shane Van Boening (USA). This is a match that will be very difficult for Truong An to create a surprise.
The 2024 UK Open takes place from May 7 to May 12 in Telford (UK) with a prize fund of 200,000 USD, of which 30,000 USD is for the champion.
The UK Open is one of the world's leading nine-ball pool tournaments, organized by the World Nineball Tour (WNT), attracting 256 players, including 128 professional players from the WNT, with the rest being wildcards. This is one of the five major tournaments of the WNT, along with the stages in Germany, Spain, Vietnam and the US.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/duong-quoc-hoang-dung-buoc-o-giai-uk-open-2024-20240510202654617.htm
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