Bao Phuong Vinh excelled in the final of the World Cup billiards

(Dan Tri) - Defeating Egyptian player Sameh Sidhom in the semi-final match that just ended in Ankara (Türkiye), Bao Phuong Vinh entered the final of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup.

Bao Phuong Vinh is the reigning World Champion. However, he has never won the World Cup (there are 7 World Cup rounds each year in 7 different locations, while there is only one World Championship).

Bao Phuong Vinh entered the final of the World Cup 3-cushion billiards, Türkiye round (Photo: Hai Long).

Even the semi-final match against Sameh Sidhom was the first time Bao Phuong Vinh had reached this round of a World Cup. The match was very dramatic, before the break (in 3-cushion carom billiards, when one of the two players reaches 25 points, the match will be stopped), Bao Phuong Vinh led the Egyptian player 26-20.

This is the first time Bao Phuong Vinh has entered the World Cup final (Photo: Hai Long).

From this point on, the advantage was clearly in favor of young player Bao Phuong Vinh, and the reigning world champion won 50-28 after 22 turns. On average, Bao Phuong Vinh scored 2.27 points per turn. This continues to be the high score that Bao Phuong Vinh achieved at the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup in Ankara (Türkiye). In all matches in the knockout stage of this year's tournament, Phuong Vinh always had an average score of over 2 points per turn. Bao Phuong Vinh's opponent in the final match taking place tonight (June 15) will be the winner of the match between Martin Horn (Germany) and Heo Jung Han (Korea).

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