The 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup will take place from May 19 to 25. This is the second stage of the Billiards World Cup in 2025, after the Bogota 2025 tournament held in Colombia in March. At the home tournament, Vietnam's 3-cushion carom billiards team will participate with the largest number of athletes among the delegations (about 26 - 27 players). "Vietnam Billiards is the reigning champion of the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup. Exactly 1 year ago, Duc Minh created an earthquake in the world of 3-cushion carom billiards, when he passed the qualifying round to the final and then excellently won the championship. Vietnam Billiards is of course expected to successfully defend the throne," emphasized commentator Minh Dien.
Tran Duc Minh caused a shock when he won the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup.
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The pillars of Vietnamese billiards competing in this tournament are still Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh, Tran Thanh Luc, Chiem Hong Thai (competing from the main round - 32 players). Other excellent players such as Tran Duc Minh, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu will play from the final qualifying round. According to commentator Minh Dien, Vietnamese billiards at the present time not only depends on Quyet Chien, but many other players are also capable of competing. "Quyet Chien is still the most trusted, but the quality of Vietnamese players in general is very high at this time, and their class has been proven through recent tournaments. In particular, I personally expect a new factor from Vietnam to take the throne. New here is talking about players who have not won the World Cup. Phuong Vinh, Hong Thai or Thanh Tu are all talented faces and have the ability to compete for the championship", commentator Minh Dien commented.
Vietnamese Billiards has many 'big' factors
Up to now, Vietnamese billiards has 3 champions of the World Cup stage: Quyet Chien (4 times crowned), Duc Minh and Thanh Luc (each lifted the cup once). Notably, Quyet Chien and Duc Minh both won the championship for the first time in their careers at home in Ho Chi Minh City. Phuong Vinh, although owning the most prestigious trophy of UMB, the World Championship (2023), has not been able to reach the pinnacle of the World Cup. Vinh's best achievement was reaching the final and winning the runner-up position in the Ankara Billiards World Cup (Türkiye) in June 2024. Meanwhile, both Hong Thai and Thanh Tu have been making great strides recently, both reaching the semi-finals and winning the World Cup bronze medal. "In addition, the qualifying round also has good Vietnamese players participating and promises to be worth watching. The possibility of competing for a high position is difficult, but nothing can be said in advance. Tran Duc Minh in 2024 also created a surprise when he passed the qualifying rounds and won the championship," commented commentator Minh Dien.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/billiards-3-bang-viet-nam-cho-doi-tan-vuong-world-cup-18525042120004683.htm
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