Female player competing in two contrasting events, alongside hot girls vying at "Vietnam Billiards World Cup"
Giải HBSF Billiards Tour 2 – Cup MIN Table tại TP.HCM quy tụ gần 310 cơ thủ; ngày 9/9 chứng kiến Nguyễn Đức Yến Sinh thắng 25-9, Bùi Xuân Vàng thắng 22-21 khi chơi cả carom 3 băng lẫn pool. Các cơ thủ nữ sau đó dự World Championship tại Pháp. Key facts: - Sự kiện do HBSF tổ chức tại TP.HCM từ 9-11/9/2026. - Bùi Xuân Vàng thi đấu hai nội dung trái ngược: carom 3 băng và pool. - Huỳnh Hoa (sinh 2004) thua sát nút trước Lê Thị Ngọc Huệ ở trận đầu. - Yến Sinh, Nguyễn Thị Liên và Nguyễn Thị Bích Trâm bay sang Pháp dự giải vô địch thế giới. Nguồn: bài viết gốc (không xác định tòa soạn), xuất bản trước ngày thi đấu. Related Q&A: - Hỏi: Bùi Xuân Vàng có thể duy trì phong độ ở cả hai nội dung không? Đáp: Chưa thể khẳng định, nhưng trận thắng 22-21 cho thấy khả năng thích nghi tốt trước đối thủ cùng bảng. - Hỏi: Vì sao các cơ thủ nữ sang Pháp sau giải? Đáp: Họ nằm trong đội tuyển dự Giải vô địch thế giới nữ, được xếp lịch ngay sau vòng bảng. - Hỏi: Huỳnh Hoa là ai? Đáp: Cơ thủ trẻ sinh 2004, gây ấn tượng khi thua sát nút nhà vô địch SEA Games trong trận ra mắt.
More than 310 players gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for the opening day of the HBSF Billiards Tour 2 – Cup MIN Table, a tournament playfully nicknamed 'World Cup bi-a VN' by fans. Beside the veteran names, attention turned to two figures: Nguyen Duc Yen Sinh, the reigning Asian champion, and Bui Xuan Vang, the national women’s pool champion, who surprised everyone by entering both carom 3-cushion and pool at the same event. The tournament also attracted media attention because of its lineup of young, attractive female players, including Huynh Hoa, a 2026-born newcomer from Can Tho who instantly became a social-media sensation.
Huynh Hoa was not the only player noticed for her appearance. Tu Trinh, Nguyen Phuong Thuy Tien and Nguyen Thi Bich Tram also appeared in online forums, which shows a media strategy using 'hot girls' as a viewer magnet. But behind the makeup and smart outfits, these women are competing with considerable technical skill, where every mistake can cost them points. As I have written: Error is where reality signs its name.
The opening day saw Nguyen Duc Yen Sinh dominate My Duyen with a 25-9 victory. It was almost a perfect result for a champion preparing for the Women’s World Championship in France after this event ends. Yet such a 16-point gap requires not only precise carom skills but also the ability to read situations and stay fully concentrated in every series. Carom does not forgive a moment of absentmindedness; each route carries uncertainty, and the winner is the one who turns that uncertainty into an advantage.
In another match, Bui Xuan Vang narrowly won 22-21 against Nguyen Thi Thu in Group C of the carom event. That result clearly reflected the difficulty of switching between two completely different disciplines: pool demands short-distance cue-ball control and long-table management, while carom 3-cushion requires outstanding geometric thinking with at least three cushion contacts before the second object ball. As one of my colleagues put it: Tactics are not on the blackboard; they live in the space between two running lines.
A pool player like Xuan Vang entering carom is not only a technical challenge but also a psychological puzzle. Switching between two different ways of reading the table can slow reflexes by a fraction, especially when she also has to defend her pool title. The narrow 22-21 win showed she was not yet totally at ease and needed more time to adapt. But that tense moment is exactly where a champion’s temperament is tested.
Huynh Hoa, although losing narrowly to SEA Games champion Le Thi Ngoc Hue, made a strong impression in her debut. The young woman promised to return in later stages, showing rare persistence. For a newcomer, standing firm against an experienced rival in decisive moments is an encouraging sign. Even when numbers are not in her favour, her performance deserved recognition. As the old saying goes: When the match ends, numbers can lie more subtly than the players.
On the organisational side, the tournament title 'Cup MIN Table' indicates a connection between the equipment ecosystem and professionalized events. With nearly 310 players, the tournament is seen as a launching pad for talent and also a selection ground for the World Cup squad. Nguyen Duc Yen Sinh, Nguyen Thi Lien and Nguyen Thi Bich Tram are due to fly to France right after September 11 to compete at the Women’s World Championship. The decision to finish the women’s carom event early was deliberate: it allows players enough time to travel and recover, avoiding damage to their form at the international arena. This detail shows professional thinking behind the scenes, even for a domestic competition.
However, I felt uneasy watching the buzz around the event: the media’s fixation on 'hot girls' may unintentionally obscure the technical quality and real dedication of women players. In many countries, women’s billiards still struggles for sponsorship and recognition. If we judge a player only by her looks, we risk losing the tactical stories that inspire and give depth to the sport.
Decisive group-stage matches will take place in the coming days, and we will see whether Bui Xuan Vang can keep balancing two disciplines and whether Nguyen Duc Yen Sinh can maintain her vibrant form. For fans of the sport, this tournament is a chance to witness exciting duels among generations of women players who are reaching for the wider world. In the context of a long, tough season, every match is a test of technical hypotheses, and we can only confirm them through each stroke of the cue.