'New Efren Reyes' is so classy, ​​coming close to winning the billion-dollar billiards tournament in Ho Chi Minh City

The highlight of the competition day on September 28 at the Ho Chi Minh City Open 9-ball pool tournament 2024 is the quarter-final match taking place in the evening. In particular, the match with the participation of Carlo Biado always receives great attention from billiards pool fans. The opponent of "new Efren Reyes" is compatriot Anthony Raga (ranked 45th in the world).

Anthony Raga is in good form and played well on his way to the quarterfinals. But against the class of Carlo Biado, the younger Filipino player had no chance to create a surprise. Biado won convincingly 11-4 against Anthony Raga, thereby winning the right to play in the semi-finals of Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024.

Carlo Biado is close to winning the pool tournament taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.

After winning the ticket to the round for the four strongest players, Carlo Biado shared: "I feel very happy to reach the semi-finals. I hope to show my full potential and have good luck, so that I can win more victories on the final day of competition". The Filipino billiards pool star also expressed his feelings when competing in Ho Chi Minh City: "Competing here is great, when there are so many people watching and supporting me. The fans here are very friendly. I hope they will continue to come to watch the tournament on the final day of competition, both the semi-finals and the finals".

In another development, the world's second-ranked player from Greece - Alexander Kazakis still maintained remarkable stability, winning 11-3 in the quarter-finals. Besides Carlo Biado, Alexander Kazakis is also considered a strong candidate for the championship of the Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024.

Alexander Kazakis is also a strong candidate for the Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024 championship.

In the semi-finals on September 29, Alex Kazakis will meet Mario He (Austrian, ranked 17th in the world) at 12:00, while Carlo Biado will face Sanjin Pehlivanv at 15:00. After determining the two winners of the semi-finals, the final will take place on September 29, at 18:00.

The total prize value of the final round of the Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024 9-ball billiards pool tournament is up to 110,000 USD (about 2.7 billion VND). Of which, the champion receives 35,000 USD (equivalent to 861 million VND), the runner-up receives 13,000 USD (about 319 million VND), and the third place receives 5,000 USD (about 123 million VND)/person. In addition, the top 8 receives 3,000 USD, the top 16 receives 1,600 USD, the top 32 receives 800 USD and the top 64 receives 450 USD.

On September 28, Nguyen Phuc Long (ranked 129th in the world) was the only player of Vietnamese billiards pool competing in the round of 16 of the Ho Chi Minh City Open 2024. Phuc Long lost 6-11 to Sanjin Pehlivanvi (Bosnia & Herzegovina, ranked 47th in the world). Stopping in the round of 16, Nguyen Phuc Long received a prize of 1,600 USD (nearly 40 million VND).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/efren-reyes-moi-qua-dang-cap-tien-sat-chuc-vo-dich-giai-billiards-tien-ti-tai-tphcm-185240929000618002.htm