Tran Quyet Chien makes a spectacular comeback, Vietnamese billiards enters the finals of the world tournament

On the afternoon of March 16, the Vietnamese team faced the Belgian team in the semi-finals of the 2025 World 3-Cushion Billiards Team Championship taking place in Viersen (Germany). In the last meeting in the group stage, the Vietnamese team could not win against the Belgian team, when Bao Phuong Vinh defeated Roland Forthomme, but Tran Quyet Chien lost to Peter Ceulemans.

Tran Quyet Chien "successfully collects debt"

Therefore, in the rematch in the semi-finals, Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards fans had high hopes that Tran Quyet Chien would successfully "collect the debt", thereby winning a ticket to the final with his junior Bao Phuong Vinh. Not disappointing expectations, Vietnam's number 1 player played an extremely good match to defeat the Belgian player.

Tran Quyet Chien defeated Ceulemans in the rematch in the semi-finals.

In the early stages of the match, Tran Quyet Chien was behind. However, the player born in 1984 accelerated with regular scoring shots to surpass his opponent and bring the match into the break with a 20-11 lead after 12 shots.

In the second half, Tran Quyet Chien still controlled the game well, playing quite solidly to not create opportunities for Ceulemans to break away. The gap in points gradually increased for the Vietnamese player. In the 22nd turn, when the score was 30-18, Tran Quyet Chien had a spectacular sprint with a series of 9 points, leading 39-18. The match ended in the 24th turn, with Tran Quyet Chien winning 40-20.

Tran Quyet Chien and his junior Bao Phuong Vinh have a chance to defend their championship title.

In the match at the same time, Bao Phuong Vinh was also behind in the early stages of the match. However, the player from Binh Duong played calmly and came back to win 40-28 against Roland Forthomme, after 20 rounds.

The Vietnamese team has a perfect record against the Belgian team. Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh have won tickets to the final match and stand a chance to successfully defend their championship title. The Vietnamese team's opponent in the championship match is the winner of the second semi-final between the Netherlands and Turkey.

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