Matchroom Pool is proud to announce the inaugural Asian Open Pool Championship will take place in Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi City October 10 – 15 in partnership with the Department of Culture and Sport for Hanoi City and the country’s number one sports agency Vietcontent and United Kingdom broadcaster Sky Sports. Another global stop on the World Nineball Tour, the Asian Open will be staged at the Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium inside the Vietnam National Sports Complex as part of an initial three-year partnership with the City.
- Asian Open Pool Championship to take place in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi City from 10-15 October 2023
$200,000 prize fund for 256 player field event - WNT top 128 ranked players to feature
- First signature Matchroom multi-table open event in Asia
- Vietnam Junior Open to take place 13-14 October
The Asian Open Pool Championship becomes the fifth signature Matchroom multi-table event on the World Nineball Tour with both Vietcontent and the Department of Sport for Hanoi City instrumental in securing what will be the biggest pool tournament in Southeast Asia as 256 players battle it out for the $200,000 prize fund over six days.
Photo: Duong Quoc Hoang at 2023 WPC (file)｜©Taka G Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
Led by local World Nineball Tour Vietnamese stars Duong Quoc Hoang, Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, and Asia’s biggest names like World Pool Masters Champion Ko Pin Yi, Spanish Open Champion Dang Jin Hu, WNT No. Aloysius Yapp, and WNT. Naoyuki Oi the tournament promises to be one of the biggest on the calendar with 29 players from the region represented in the top 128 in the world on the latest WNT Rankings alone.
The World Nineball Tour’s first Matchroom open event in Asia underlines a commitment to provide playing opportunities for all in every corner of the world with a platform for players to earn their way into the biggest invitational events by order of merit on the calendar whilst earning a fair living.
Entries will open on Thursday 13, July costing $250 with the top 128 on the WNT Rankings at the conclusion of the Spanish Open Pool Championship given priority entry. Prior to the Asian Open Pool Championship and following the conclusion of the event, World Nineball Tour ranking events will take place in Southeast Asia as part of the wider growth of Nineball in the region with details to be announced soon.
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As part of Matchroom’s commitment to growing the grassroots of the game, the Vietnam Junior Open will also take place on October 13-14 alongside the final stages of the main event with a prize fund of $10,000 on offer for the 64-player field that will be open to juniors aged 17 and under. More details on entry will follow soon.
Photo: Shane Van Boening at 2023 World Pool Masters (file)｜©Taka G Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
Ko said: “The opportunity to play a World Nineball Tour major closer to home is brilliant for my brothers and me. We look forward to traveling to Vietnam to experience the Asian Open Pool Championship and everything Hanoi City has to offer. It’s exciting to see the expansion of the World Nineball Tour across the world. I know the crowd will welcome us all and create an amazing atmosphere for us all.”
USA legend and WNT No. 3 Shane Van Boening cannot wait: “I cannot wait to head to Vietnam for the first time, the country will be the 64th country I’ve played in, I’ve heard so much about the pool community in Hanoi City so this is an amazing opportunity to experience another part of Asia. The Asian Open Pool Championship is a massive step forward for the World Nineball Tour and I cannot wait for more stops on the continent to be added – it really shows how quickly Nineball is expanding across the globe and gives me even more chances to explore the globe.”
Duong Quoc Hoang said: “It’s amazing that such an amazing and beautiful tournament will take place in Vietnam. The Vietnamese fans are very welcoming to everyone and I am sure all our people will be looking forward to this event. They will turn out in their thousands to watch the Asian Open Pool Championship. I am so excited for the World Nineball Tour to come to Hanoi City. I’m excited for this opportunity and want to thank Vietcontent and Matchroom and everyone else who has made this possible.”
Emily Frazer, Matchroom Multi Sport Managing Director｜©Erwin Dionisio
Matchroom Multi Sport Managing Director Emily Frazer said: “The World Nineball Tour is expanding and we’re going to the beautiful Hanoi City in Vietnam. The Asian Open Pool Championship, 256 players, and a $200,000 prize money on offer led by the top 128 on the WNT Rankings heating to Vietnam. We’re really excited. The final two days will be live on Sky Sports. Sky Sports have been instrumental to our push of Nineball following the schedule and putting these events on back to back so they’ve been really pushing Nineball for us with the calendar. We have a great team on the ground with Vietcontent and the Department of Culture and Sport for Hanoi City.”
“We’re heading to these locations to push the world Nineball Tour. The Vietnam Junior Open will take place during the Asian Open. It’s a great opportunity for Juniors to come onto the main stage and get experience in front of the cameras. We should be traveling the world and getting more global players on the World Nineball Tour rankings. The Asian Open Pool Championship will also be the final stop for the Race to Mosconi Cup standings.”
Vietcontent President Ms. Tran Thuy Chi said: Vietnam currently is one of the countries with the largest number of pool players in Asia and the World. In, Hanoi City capital has been considered as a strong city of 9-ball pool for many years until now and the players from capital athletes have contributed 3 SEA Games gold medals to the Pool National team in 2009. It’s the reason for Hanoi to cooperate with Matchroom to host the very first Asian Open Championship in October of 2023. And we the date will coincide with Independence Day of Hanoi so it is the best opportunity to bring Hanoi to the world in bring the world to Hanoi.
“Together with the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, Vietcontent is excited to be the host partner of this event, a very meaningful event for billiards fans in Vietnam in particular and sports in general.Vietcontent President Ms. Tran Thuy Chi quote: Vietnam currently is one of the countries with the largest number of pool players in Asia and the World. In, Hanoi capital has been considered as a strong city of 9-ball pool for many years until now and the players from capital athletes have contributed 3 SEA Games gold medals to the Pool National team in 2009. It’s the reason for Hanoi to cooperate with Matchroom to host the very first Asian Open Championship in October of 2023. And we the date will coincide with the Independence Day of Hanoi so it is the best opportunity to bring Hanoi to the world and bring the world to Hanoi. Together with the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, Vietcontent is excited to be the host partner of this event, a very meaningful event for billiards fans in Vietnam in particular and sports in general.”
首屆亞洲公開賽將於越南河內登場
Matchroom 於日前宣布與河內市文化體育部、越南第一大體育機構 Vietcontent 以及英國天空體育廣播公司攜手合作的首屆亞洲公開賽9號球錦標賽將於10月10-15日在越南首都河內市舉行，比賽將於越南國家體育中心內的河內室內運動體育館進行。
Matchroom 世界九球巡迴賽在亞洲舉辦的首相賽是正是體現並強調了為世界各地球員提供比賽機會的承諾，並為球員提供了一個平台，讓他們能有機會憑藉著積分排名而獲邀參加邀請賽制的比賽。
- 256名參賽選手名額，總總金20萬美元。
- 世界9號球巡迴賽 (WNT) 排名前 128 位選手將參賽。
- Matchroom 首個多桌次賽事在亞洲舉辦。
- 越南青少年公開賽將於 10月13-14日同步舉行。
柯秉逸表示: “對於我和弟弟們來說，有機會在離家較近的地方參加世界九球巡迴賽的主賽事那可真是太棒了。我們期待著前往越南體驗亞洲公開賽和河內市的一切。 而看到世界九球巡迴賽在世界各地的擴張實則讓人感到興奮。我相信當地球迷將歡迎著我們的到來，並未我們創造一個很好的氛圍”。
Photo: Ko Pin Yi at 2023 UK Open (file)｜©Taka G Wu/Matchroom Multi Sport
美國球王 Shane Van Boening 說道: “我已迫不急待地賽事的到來，這將是我首次造訪，而越南將成為我第64個前往參賽的國家。我聽說過很多關於河內撞球圈的事物，這將是個體驗越南的絕佳機會。亞洲公開是世界九球巡迴賽向前邁出的一大步，我迫不及待地看它在世界各大洲拓展更多的賽事。並且也給予了我探索世界的機會。”
越南知名球星楊國煌 (Duong Quoc Hoang) 談論道: “世界九球巡迴賽將來到河內舉辦，如此精彩而美麗的比賽將在越南舉行事件讓人非常高興的事。越南球迷們非常歡迎大家的到來，我相信我們所有人都期待著賽事的到來。感謝 Vietcontent 和 Matchroom 以及使這一切成為可能的所有人。”
“世界九球巡迴賽正在擴大，我們將前往越南美麗的河內市。最後兩天比賽也將在天空體育上直播，這歸功於天空體育對我們對於我們按照時間表推動 9號球以及賽事的連續舉辦發揮了重要作用，因此他們也在日程表上為我們推廣了 9號球賽事，並且 我們與 Vietcontent 以及河內市文化體育部擁有一支出色的團隊。我們將前往越南推動世界九球巡迴賽。 越南青少年公開賽將在亞洲公開賽期間舉行。對於青少年來說，這是一個登上主舞台並在鏡頭前獲得經驗的絕佳機會。 我們應該前往世界各地，讓更多球員加入道世界九球巡迴賽排名。而亞洲公開賽也將成為莫斯科尼盃積分爭奪的最後一站。” Matchroom 賽事總監 Emily Frazer 表示。