The highlight of the final day of competition (January 11) of the 2025 Keight 8-ball pool championship billiards tournament held at Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) are 2 championship matches in the content male and more. The men’s 8-ball pool final that ended late the same day was a competition between Ho So Phat and Do Hoang Quan. Ho So Phat is a player who has played pool for more than 20 years but has not had any significant achievements. Meanwhile, Hoang Quan is a veteran player who has won many national and SEA Games titles (medium doubles 9-ball pool gold medal in 2009 with Luong Chi Dung).
Entering the match, Ho So Phat started well to take an early lead with a score of 5-1. Hoang Quan showed the bravery of a veteran player, shortening the gap to 3-5, before equalizing the score to 7-7.
Ho So Phat surprisingly won the championship, after a breathtaking victory over Do Hoang Quan (2nd from left)
The match began a tense tug-of-war period. When the score was 8-7, Hoang Quan forgot to report the loss, helping So Phat increase the gap to 9-7. Taking advantage of the victory, Ho So Phat increased the gap to 11-7. But after that, Hoang Quan once again brought the match back to balance, the score was 12-12.
Entering the deciding game, although Hoang Quan cleared the ball well, he made a rather unfortunate error in the situation of hitting the final target ball. Taking advantage of the valuable opportunity, So Phat cleared the table to win with a final score of 13-12.
Duong Yen Vi was crowned convincingly in the women’s event
Champion of the men’s 8-ball event, Ho So Phat received 388,888,888 VND in prize money. Do Hoang Quan, runner-up, received 180 million VND. Lo Van Xuan and Nguyen Khanh Hoang tied for third place, receiving 48 million VND/person.
The women’s 8-ball billiards pool final that took place before was the encounter between Bui Xuan Vang and Duong Yen Vi. Yen Vi won the final 7-4 against defending national champion Xuan Vang to be crowned. Duong Yen Vi won the 8-ball pool championship and received 40 million VND in prize money. Bui Xuan Vang received 20 million VND for runner-up position. Le Hong Nhung and Doan Thi Ngoc Le tied for third place, receiving 8 million VND/person.
