Duong Quoc Hoang stops with great regret in the European tournament with prize money exceeding 1 billion VND.

Vietnam's top player Duong Quoc Hoang had to stop with great regret in the quarter-finals of the European Open Championship, narrowly losing 9-10 to German player Moritz Neuhausen. The match was dramatic until the deciding rack (hill-hill) and was determined only by the opponent's more precise moments..

Duong Quoc Hoang bids farewell to the European Open Championship 2026

From the beginning of the match, the Vietnamese representative faced many difficulties as Moritz Neuhausen played very steadily. At one point, Duong Quoc Hoang trailed by 4 racks, making the situation quite unfavorable.

However, the resilience of the Peri 9-Ball Open champion helped "Hoang Sao" not give up. The Vietnamese player gradually narrowed the gap with precise plays and crucial scoring series. After many fiercely contested racks, he brilliantly brought the match back to a tie at 8-8, making the competition extremely tense.

The next two racks were truly the climax of the match. Both players created situations that made the audience "hold their breath," from accurate shots to regrettable handling errors like missed balls or imperfect cue ball control. The successive dramatic moments led the match to the deciding rack.

In rack 19, Moritz Neuhausen proved cooler in difficult running and breaking situations. The German player effectively seized the opportunity to finish the deciding rack, thereby winning the overall match 10-9.

This narrow defeat caused Duong Quoc Hoang to once again stop in the quarter-finals of the European Open in a regrettable manner. Nevertheless, his performance still received many praises for demonstrating resilient fighting spirit against strong European players.

The European Open Championship is one of the major 9-ball pool tournaments in Europe, with prize money reaching up to 40 thousand USD (equivalent to over 1 billion VND for the champion). Continuously advancing deep in international tournaments shows clear progress for Vietnamese billiards, while also affirming Duong Quoc Hoang's increasingly solid position on the world stage.