Germany’s Pia Filler is the Poison Saigon Women’s 9-Ball champion — and she never dropped a match. In Friday’s final at Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, Filler blanked China’s Shi Tianqi 2–0 (best-of-three sets, race to four) to finish 7–0 through the event and take the $25,000 winner’s cheque from a $90,000 purse.
Saigon Women’s final
The title match closed a ruthless run. Filler had already dumped Wei Tzu-Chien 2–1 in the quarters and blanked Taiwan’s Chieh-Yu Chou 2–0 in the semis. Shi Tianqi reached the other half of the final by sweeping Han Yu 2–0 then coming through Rubilen Amit 2–1 after Amit took the opening set. Chou had earlier ousted Seo Seoa 2–1; Amit blanked Chezka Centeno 2–0 in her quarter. CueScore lists the tournament Finished with Filler top of the standings — no invented set-by-set final racks here beyond the confirmed 2–0 sets score.
World 10-Ball — last eight done, semis waiting
Same venue, still Active: the Iwan Simonis WPA Men’s 10-Ball World Championship. Last-16 progress locked in — Szewczyk 3–1 Chua, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 3–2 Mario He, Fortuński 3–1 Vogel, Pehlivanovic 3–2 Wu Kun Lin, Capito 3–1 Shaw, Eklent Kaçi 3–1 Hijikata, Yapp 3–0 Kledio Kaçi, Joshua Filler 3–1 Souto — then the quarters wrapped:
- Wojciech Szewczyk 3–1 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
- Sanjin Pehlivanovic 3–2 Mieszko Fortuński
- Eklent Kaçi 3–2 Robbie Capito
- Joshua Filler 3–1 Aloysius Yapp
Semis are set and waiting (0–0 on CueScore): Szewczyk vs Pehlivanovic and Eklent Kaçi vs Joshua Filler. No semi scores claimed.
Also on the board
India’s NSCI Open / NSCI Cup All India 8-Ball is on the eve of play in Delhi — reports put the window late September into 5 October (Rediff/Telangana Today floated a 26 Sep start; a sponsor note said 27 Sep). Named stars include Kothari, Gulati, Chawla, Pillai, Magimairaj for a ₹5 lakh purse. Snooker’s Shenzhen Open tips off Monday 28 September at Bao’an Sports Centre through 4 October — calendar note only; no invented match scores.
Where to watch
- World 10-Ball semis / final: Billiard TV, Pro Billiard TV (YouTube), Box Billiards Vietnam, CueScore live scoring
- Shenzhen Open: WST / WST.tv as published
- NSCI Delhi: DBSA / NSCI association updates
Photo: GoHawks4 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). File:9ball_rack_2.jpg — nine-ball rack.
