Billiard player Duong Quoc Hoang had an impressive comeback against former German world champion Thorsten Hohmann at the 2023 UK Pool Open billiards tournament.
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Billiard player Duong Quoc Hoang defeated former world champion at international tournament.
Facing an experienced opponent in the match that decided the ticket to the round of 64, Duong Quoc Hoang encountered many difficulties.
Thorsten Hohmann was a two-time world champion in 9-ball pool in 2003 and 2013. He is also in the US pool hall of fame.
The player born in 1979 has the ability to run the ball and "clear the table" very well. In the first 3 games, Quoc Hoang lost all.
In the fourth game, the player from Quang Ninh reduced the score to 1-3. However, with his own strength, the former world champion won consecutively after that to lead 7-3.
With this result, few people thought Hoang "star" could turn the tables, but he did the unthinkable.
Vietnam's number one player won 6 consecutive games to come from behind to win 9-7, earning a ticket to the round of 32. This is not the first time Duong Quoc Hoang has beaten the world's top players.
However, each match of Vietnamese players brings different emotions.
On the competition day of June 1, the two remaining representatives of Vietnamese billiards, Luong Duc Thien and Nguyen Anh Tuan, also excellently entered the list of 64 strongest players of the tournament, but the journey was much more difficult.
Specifically, Luong Duc Thien, after losing to James Aranas (Philippines) and being pushed down to the loser's bracket, squeezed through the narrow door with 3 consecutive wins to gain the right to continue.
Nguyen Anh Tuan faced reigning UK Open champion Joshua Filler (Germany) and lost 7-9. After this match, the Vietnamese player met Albin Ouschan (Austria) in the final round of the losers bracket. Anh Tuan completed the overall victory with a score of 9-5 and qualified for the round of 32.
In the round of 32, Vietnamese players will face formidable opponents. Tuan Anh will face Shane Van Boening (USA), Duc Thien will face Joshua Filler while number one hope Duong Quoc Hoang will face David Alcaide (Spain).
The UK Open Pool Championship 2023 is a prestigious pool billiards tournament held at the Copper Box Arena in London (UK). The tournament brings together 256 players, competing in a winner-loser bracket format.
The total prize pool of the UK Open is up to 200,000 USD, the champion will receive 30,000 USD in prize money.
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