Tran Quyet Chien 'thirsty' for a trophy in 2025

When mentioning Tran Quyet Chien, Vietnamese billiards fans immediately remember a player of class and courage in every shot.

2024 is the brightest moment of his career, when he won 2 World Cup billiards stages in Bogota (Colombia) and Veghel (Netherlands). At this point, Tran Quyet Chien is the most successful player in the history of 3-cushion carom billiards in Vietnam, with 4 World Cup billiards championships. This is also an achievement that no Asian player has achieved. In addition, 2024 also witnessed the period when the Ha Tinh-born player rose to the top of the rankings of the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB).

Tran Quyet Chien is striving to find his first international championship title in 2025.

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Entering 2025, fans expect Tran Quyet Chien to continue to explode. But in reality, the journey has become more bumpy for Vietnam's number 1 player. Quyet Chien's most regrettable defeat was in the final round of the Ankara (Turkey) World Cup billiards in June, when he faced Belgian "veteran" Eddy Merckx. At the Ho Chi Minh City World Cup in May, Quyet Chien also played well but fell in the semi-finals to the current world number 1 from the Netherlands, Dick Jaspers. After 4 World Cups, Quyet Chien has not once lifted the championship trophy. That makes the remaining tournaments more important than ever.

What titles await Tran Quyet Chien?

From now until the end of 2025, Tran Quyet Chien still has 4 opportunities to conquer the championship title, in the UMB international tournament system. The three World Cup billiards stages will take place in Belgium (October), Korea (November) and Egypt (December). In addition, the most prestigious arena of the year, the World Championship, will also be held in Belgium in October. For Quyet Chien, the World Championship is still an unfinished dream. In 2023, he reached the final, but missed the championship when he lost to his junior Bao Phuong Vinh. The upcoming October period is an opportunity for Quyet Chien to seek his first championship title this year, and possibly the first time in his career. "My important goal for the rest of 2025 is to find the first World Championship title of my career. To do this, I need to practice more to continuously improve my skills and maintain stable performance," Quyet Chien shared.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-khat-cup-trong-nam-2025-185250831212400512.htm