The 2025 Porto Billiards World Cup takes place from June 29 to July 5. Today (June 29), the tournament held in the Portuguese city officially opens, with matches in the first qualifying round. Carom 3-cushion has 1 player competing in the first qualifying round, Nguyen Dinh Luan.
Nguyen Dinh Luan is in Group M with two players from the host country, Fernando Cunha and Joaquim Mendes. The representative of Vietnam will play the opening match at 9:30 p.m. (Vietnam time). Dinh Luan will continue to play the decisive match for the ticket to the next round at 0:30 a.m. on June 30 (Vietnam time).
Dinh Luan is the first Vietnamese player to play at the Porto 2025 Billiards World Cup.
PHOTO: UMB
The matches of the Porto Billiards World Cup 2025 are broadcast live on SOOP Live (link: https://billiards.sooplive.co.kr/schedule?sub1=schedule&sub2=2025-06-29)
The first qualifying round of the Porto 2025 Billiards World Cup has 48 players competing, divided equally into 16 groups (3 players each), competing in a round-robin format with points and rankings, and even rounds (with a draw). The top players in each group will advance to the second qualifying round.
If he plays at his best, Nguyen Dinh Luan has a good chance of making it to the next round. In the second qualifying round (starting on the afternoon of June 30), Dinh Luan will meet other Vietnamese players such as Thon Viet Hoang Minh, Nguyen Chi Long and Nguyen Hoan Tat.
Tran Quyet Chien on the field in the main round
At the tournament in Portugal, Vietnam's 3-cushion carom has 10 players participating, including: Tran Quyet Chien, Tran Thanh Luc, Bao Phuong Vinh, Chiem Hong Thai, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, Dao Van Ly, Nguyen Chi Long, Thon Viet Hoang Minh, Nguyen Hoan Tat and Nguyen Dinh Luan.
Of which, 4 names are given special permission to compete from the main round (round of 32 players) thanks to their positions on the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB) rankings: Quyet Chien, Thanh Luc, Phuong Vinh and Hong Thai. The distribution of players appearing in the qualifying round or the main round will be based on the rankings (BXH) of the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB) updated in March 2025. According to the above rankings, Quyet Chien, Thanh Luc, Phuong Vinh and Hong Thai are given special permission to appear from the main round (round of 32) players.
Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu will compete in the 4th qualifying round, starting on July 2 (Vietnam time). Dao Van Ly will compete in the 3rd qualifying round, starting on the afternoon of July 1 (Vietnam time). Nguyen Chi Long, Nguyen Hoan Tat, and Thon Viet Hoang Minh will compete in the 2nd qualifying round, starting on the afternoon of June 30.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-world-cup-billiards-ngay-296-co-thu-viet-nam-ra-quan-bao-gio-den-tran-quyet-chien-185250629102300605.htm
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