Vietnamese cueists to take part in prestigious US Open Pool Championship hinh anh 1Duong Quoc Hoang is one of Vietnam's representatives at the US Open Pool Championship 2023 in September in New Jersey. (Photo: zing.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Five Vietnamese cueists have earned their berths to compete at the US Open Pool Championship 2023.

Nguyen Anh Tuan, Dang Thanh Kien, Luong Duc Thien, Nguyen Hoang Phong and Duong Quoc Hoang received the organisers' confirmation on March 22.

They are among 256 athletes to play at the 47-year-old tournament from September 25-30 at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic city, New Jersey, the US.

A total of 125,000 USD will be delivered to high-ranking athletes with the champions bagging 50,000 USD.

Last year, five Vietnamese also successful bagged their slots. Hoang had the best performance as he entered the round of the final 16.

The US Open Pool Championship is an annual professional men's nine-ball pool tournament that began in its current form in 1976./.
VNA