Female cueists compete in two contrasting events as hot girls battle at 'Vietnamese Billiards World Cup'

I don't chase news. I chase the silence between two interviews. At the HBSF Billiards Tour 2 – Cup MIN Table, that silence sat on the carom table as Bùi Xuân Vàng, the reigning Vietnamese national women's pool champion, prepared for her 3-cushion shots. The tournament, organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF), drew nearly 310 players across four events and is jokingly called the 'Vietnamese Billiards World Cup.' In the women's 3-cushion carom opening, reigning Asian champion Nguyễn Đức Yến Sinh dominated Mỹ Duyên 25–9. Yến Sinh will later travel to France with Nguyễn Thị Liên and Nguyễn Thị Bích Trâm for the 2026 Women's World Championship, making this event a final tune-up. Bùi Xuân Vàng created her own buzz by entering both carom and pool – two contrasting disciplines. She narrowly edged Nguyễn Thị Thu 22–21 in her carom opener. On September 9, she faces Nguyễn Ngọc Phương Anh for first place in carom Group C, then immediately turns to her pool campaign. Younger players also shone. Huỳnh Hoa, born in 2026 in Cần Thơ, narrowly lost to SEA Games champion Lê Thị Ngọc Huệ in her debut, but she vowed to return at the next event. Tú Trinh and Nguyễn Phương Thủy Tiên added to the promise of Vietnam's female cueists. Still, the 'World Cup' nickname remains ironic. The event is domestic, and the absence of top male player Dương Quốc Hoàng highlights the gap between national and global competition. For Yến Sinh, the road to France begins now; her form suggests a serious world-title challenge.