After a successful year of competition, Vietnam’s number 1 player Duong Quoc Hoang received a generous “Tet bonus” from sponsors.
Surpassing even football stars, Duong Quoc Hoang became a Vietnamese athlete who was “rewarded Tet” with a record amount of money. Accordingly, the Quang Ninh player recently received a “flex screen” of about 800 million VND from two brands for which he is a brand representative.
The news that Duong Quoc Hoang received nearly 1 billion VND in bonuses from two brands that this player contributed greatly to developing revenue made even famous Vietnamese players “wish”. Currently, many teams in the V-League have not even announced Tet bonuses for their players, while women’s football or other high-performance sports in Vietnam do not have Tet bonuses.
Duong Quoc Hoang made many impressions in 2023
In 2023, “Mars” Hoang created a “wave” for Vietnamese billiards, with many impressive achievements in the international arena.
Notably, at the 2023 World Pool Championship (World Pool Championship 2023) taking place in Poland, Duong Quoc Hoang defeated former world number 1 Chris Melling with a score of 9-8.
Although he later received an unfortunate defeat 8-9 against Chang Jung Lin, the Vietnamese player continued to shock with victories over Iker Andonni (Spain), Lo Ho Sum (Hong Kong, China), defeating The reigning world 10-ball champion at that time was Wojciech Szewczyk 11-1, before creating a historic 11-10 victory over Shane Van Boening – the best player in America and the world. Although he stopped in the quarterfinals, Duong Quoc Hoang helped Billiard Vietnam gain a certain position in the world arena.
The number 1 player in Vietnam is very determined to conquer major tournaments in 2024
Including 2023, Quoc Hoang will participate in 9 international tournaments. He said he had to spend up to half a billion VND for competitions abroad.
According to the WNT rankings (ranked based on the amount of prize money players earn during the year), Duong Quoc Hoang is currently ranked 45th in the world with 23,967 USD earned from participating 9-ball Billiard pool tournaments in 2023. Hoang “Mars” was ranked 37th in the world in 2023.
Preparing for 2024, Hoang “Mars” is planning to find a psychologist and fitness coach (nutrition). Vietnam’s number 1 player said he is determined to conquer the world championship title.
