Hanoi Open Pool Championship: Mosconi Cup Star Jayson Shaw Defends His Title in Vietnam

Mosconi Cup star Jayson Shaw will defend his title in Vietnam later this year; Watch the UK Open Pool Championship and Hanoi Open Pool Championship – live on Sky Sports in 2024

Mosconi Cup star Jayson Shaw will defend his Hanoi Open Pool Championship title in Vietnam later this year, live on Sky Sports.

Scot Shaw will return to Hanoi once again, accompanied by a stellar cast including local greats Duong Quoc Hoang and Nguyen Anh Tuan, as well as Asia’s biggest names such as Ko Pin Yi, Dang Jin Hu, Aloysius Yapp, Michael Feliciano and Carl Biado and Ko Ping Chung.

Similar to 2023, this tournament will determine the third automatic qualification spot for this year’s Mosconi Cup.

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Shaw achieved a magical golden breakthrough at the World Pool Masters

“Eagle Eye” Shaw said: “Returning to Hanoi as defending champion fills me with absolute joy.”

“Competing in Vietnam last year and witnessing the ‘Hanoi hype’ first hand was second to none.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to showcase my skills in front of such a passionate pool community and I look forward to taking it all in again.”

The tournament will see 256 players compete for $200,000 in prize money over six days from October 8th to 13th. Sky Sports will broadcast the last two days of this year’s championship live.

The aim of this year’s event is to build on the overwhelming success of the opening event, where 3,000 fans were present for the finale.

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The Scot also made an incredible pot on the pink at the World Pool Masters

This year there will be an even stronger line-up, with the top 128 signed professionals from the World Nineball Tour as well as the global qualifiers for 2024. The qualifiers will be announced in the coming months.

The Hanoi Open will follow a similar format to last year. 256 players, including 128 Matchroom-signed professionals from around the world, will compete for a top prize pool of $200,000.

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