Vietnam participated with 6 top players, in which Luong Tich Thien, Nguyen Cong Thanh, Do The Kien, and Nguyen Hoang Phong stopped in the qualifying round. Nguyen Anh Tuan and Duong Quoc Hoang won a spot in the knockout round with 64 players.
However, Nguyen Anh Tuan lost in the first match of the direct round to Marc Bijsterbosch (Netherlands) 6- 10, so only Duong Quoc Hoang remained to go deep into the tournament.
Before the quarterfinals, Duong Quoc Hoang defeated Sanjin Pehlivanovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) with a score difference of 10-5 in round 1/ 8 Spanish Open Pool 2023 takes place in Spain.
Quoc Hoang unfortunately lost in the quarterfinals (Photo: SST)..
The Vietnamese player’s next opponent is former European champion Marc Bijsterbosch. Facing a strong opponent, Quoc Hoang was expected to face many difficulties and in fact it happened.
Bad entry with many inaccurate shots Duong Quoc Hoang was quickly led by Marc Bijsterbosch to 4-0. The situation became even more unfavorable for the Vietnamese players when Marc Bijsterbosch increased the gap to 9-4 and had exactly 1 game left to win. Duong Quoc Hoang then excellently won 5 consecutive games to equalize the score 9-9.
However, in a situation where Quoc Hoang’s ice was shaken, the Dutch player took advantage of the opportunity. won 10-9 to enter the semi-finals.
Stopping in the quarter-finals, Duong Quoc Hoang received a reward of 6,000 USD. After this tournament, the number one player in Vietnam and his teammate Nguyen Anh Tuan will participate in the tournament World Cup of Pool takes place from June 27 to July 2.
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