Tran Quyet Chien advances straight to the semi-finals of the Ankara World Cup

On the second day of the Ankara (Türkiye) 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup, Tran Quyet Chien became the only Vietnamese player left.

Tran Quyet Chien is the last hope of Vietnamese billiards at the Ankara World Cup - Photo: DUC PHONG

From the afternoon of June 14 to the early morning of June 15 (Vietnam time), Vietnamese players continued to compete in the knockout rounds. Among them, Tran Quyet Chien faced a real challenge when he faced world No. 6 Heo Jung Han in the round of 16.

Both players started strong, creating long scoring streaks. Tran Quyet Chien led 20-12 at one point but then let Heo Jung Han catch up when the score was only 22-21.

Undaunted, the Vietnamese player had series of 4 points and then 6 points to maintain the gap. At the time when he was behind 40-41, Tran Quyet Chien had two important series of 5 points to win dramatically 50-41 after 21 turns.

He was also the only Vietnamese player to make it through this round. Bao Phuong Vinh lost to Marco Zanetti 33-50, while Tran Thanh Luc was eliminated by Kim Heang Jik with a close score of 48-50.

In the quarterfinals, Tran Quyet Chien faced French player Jeremy Bury. Once again, he was closely followed by his opponent but won 50-35 thanks to long series of points at the decisive moment.

With this victory, Quyet Chien advances straight to the semi-finals and will meet Sameh Sidhom of Egypt. This is a tough player, but he has also lost to Quyet Chien many times in the past.

The remaining semi-final match is between Eddy Merckx and Glen Hofman. With world number 1 Dick Jaspers having stopped, Tran Quyet Chien has the opportunity to win the Ankara Billiards World Cup.

DUC KHUE

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tran-quyet-chien-thang-tien-vao-ban-ket-world-cup-ankara-20250615023138227.htm