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Dương Quốc Hoàng
Vietnamese pool player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dương Quốc Hoàng, known as "The Martian" or "Hoang Sao", is the highest-ranked Vietnamese pool player on the World Nineball Tour(WNT).[1] In 2024, he became the first player from Vietnam to win a tournament on the World Nine-ball tour when he won the Scottish Open.[2] Dương is also a back-to-back Reyes Cup champion, having represented Team Asia in 2024 and 2025.
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Early life
Dương Quốc Hoàng grew up in Quang Ninh. He began playing pool at a young age but stopped when he entered high school. At the age of 23, he moved to Ho Chi Minh City to find a new life, despite having no specific job prospects. At that time, Dương Quốc Hoàng had only VND2 million (approx. $100 in 2010) to his name, with no job or place to stay.[3]
In Ho Chi Minh City, Hoang found employment as a waiter at Sao Billiards Club. It was from this club that he adopted his nickname, 'Hoang Sao'. The income from the job was not high, but it allowed him time to practice. His talent was noticed by Luu Minh Phuc, a billiards owner and player. Mr. Phuc became Hoang's mentor and provided him with everything he needed to develop his career, including lodging, billiards equipment, and travel to tournaments.
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Career
In 2017 he became the National Champion and also won a silver medal at the 2017 SEA Games. In 2019, at the Beijing Open, he defeated Shane Van Boening for the first time.[4][3] In February 2023 Dương Quốc Hoàng again defeated Shane Van Boening, this time during the World Pool Championship in Poland.[5][6]
His victory in the 2024 Scottish Open in Rutherglen made him the first player from Vietnam to win a tournament on the World Nineball Tour. He defeated Oscar Dominguez 10–8 in the final. En route to the final, he defeated Carlo Biado, Francisco Sánchez Ruíz, Eklent Kaçi and Ko Pin-yi during the event.[7][8]
In October 2024, Dương Quốc Hoàng was part of Team Asia, which defeated Team Europe 11–6 in Reyes Cup in Manila, Philippines.[9] In October 2025, he rejoined Team Asia as they defeated Team Rest of World by an 11–3 score.
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Personal life
Dương Quốc Hoàng owns Hoang Sao Special Billiards Club - a billiards hall under his name.[10]
Titles
- 2025 Reyes Cup
- 2025 National Ten-ball Championship
- 2025 Predator Vietnam Challenge of Champions
- 2024 Reyes Cup
- 2024 Jacoby Scottish Open Nine-ball[2]
- 2021 National Ten-ball Championship
- 2020 National Ten-ball Championship
- 2019 National Ten-ball Championship
- 2017 Sea Games Silver Medal
- 2017 National Nine-ball Championship
- 2014 Vietnam National Games Ten-ball
References
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