Dương Quốc Hoàng


Dương Quốc Hoàng, known as "The Martian" or "Hoang Sao", is the highest-ranked Vietnamese pool player on the Matchroom Pool Rankings. 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. Dương is also a back-to-back Reyes Cup champion, having represented Team Asia in 2024 and 2025.

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 2 millions VND to his name, with no job or place to stay.
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 "Hoàng 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.

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. In February 2023 Dương Quốc Hoàng again defeated Shane Van Boening, this time during the World Pool Championship in Poland.
His victory in the 2024 Scottish Open in Scotland made him the first player from Vietnam to win a tournament on the World Nineball Tour. He defeated Oscar Dominguez 108 in the final. En route to the final, he defeated Carlo Biado, Francisco Sánchez Ruiz, Eklent Kaçi and Ko Pin-yi during the event.
In October 2024, Dương Quốc Hoàng was part of Team Asia, which defeated Team Europe 11–6 in Reyes Cup in Manila, Philippines
Dương Quốc Hoàng began his 2025 international campaign with a notable victory at the Battle of the Bull when he defeated Fedor Gorst, the reigning World Champion, with a score of 9–6 Later in the year, he competed in the World Pool Championship hosted in Ho Chi Minh City. He advanced to the Last 16, securing a significant 3–2 victory against Joshua Filler during the tournament before being eliminated 2–3 by Aloysius Yapp. In October 2025, he rejoined Team Asia for the second edition of the Reyes Cup, contributing to the team's dominant 11–3 victory over Team Rest of World.
In Vietnam domestically tournaments, Dương Quốc Hoàng demonstrated consistent dominance throughout the year. He started the season by winning the Predator Challenge of Champions in January. In December, he won the HBSF MIN Table Championship and the Poison Eight-ball Championship.

Personal life

Dương Quốc Hoàng owns Hoang Sao Special Billiards Club - a billiards hall under his name.

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