Female cueists compete in two contrasting events as ‘hot girls’ clash at Vietnam’s billiards World Cup

At the HBSF Billiards Tour 2 – Cup MIN Table in Ho Chi Minh City on September 9, Bùi Xuân Vàng won the women’s 3-cushion carom Group C decider 22–21, while Nguyễn Đức Yến Sinh, the reigning Asian champion, thrashed Mỹ Duyên 25–9. The event is unofficially called “Vietnam’s billiards World Cup” and drew nearly 310 players across four categories. The most striking tactical subplot is Bùi Xuân Vàng balancing pool and 3-cushion carom, two fundamentally different disciplines. Pool centers on pocketing balls on a smaller table; carom requires the cue ball to contact at least three cushions before the second object ball on a pocketless table. Her narrow 22–21 win suggests mental toughness rather than polished carom technique. Meanwhile, Huỳnh Hoa, born in 2026, impressed in a narrow loss to SEA Games champion Lê Thị Ngọc Huệ, signaling a generational shift. With several female players traveling to France after September 11 for the Women’s World Championship, this domestic tour stop functions as a springboard. The media’s “hot girl” framing carries both visibility and risk; the real story lies in schedule congestion, technical adaptability, and how Vietnamese women’s billiards is building a competitive pipeline before heading to the world stage.