On the afternoon of June 12, Frederic Caudron faced Pierre Soumagne (France) in a match in Group E - the fourth qualifying round of the Ankara 2025 Billiards World Cup. This was also Caudron's debut match in the tournament held in Türkiye.
Caudron only averages 1 point/turn
Frederic Caudron was rated higher than his opponent, but did not show high performance. Both players had quite low scoring efficiency. In the first 7 rounds, Caudron led 10-7. But in the 9th round, the score was leveled at 10-10. After that, Soumagne began to struggle for points with the Belgian genius. In the 15th round, when the score was 15-15, Soumagne launched a series of 6 points to take the lead 21-15, and at the same time brought the match into the break.
Caudron was not in good form in the opening match of the 2025 Ankara Billiards World Cup
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Returning to the second round, Frederic Caudron could not improve his scoring performance. In the 18th round, Caudron had a series of 5, to level the gap at 21-21. But after that, the Belgian player continued to miss many opportunities, and was unlucky in some situations.
In the end, Soumagne beat Caudron 40-31, after 31 turns. Caudron's scoring efficiency was extremely low compared to his level, only 1,000 (1 point/turn). His opponent was not a famous player, nor did he play very well, but the Belgian genius still accepted defeat. It can be said that this was a shocking result for the audience who loved Caudron.
Group E has Caudron, Pierre Soumagne and Dimitrios Seleventas (Greece). Previously, in the first match of Group E, Soumagne lost to Seleventas 36-40, after 26 shots. Therefore, Caudron "has no way back", when he is forced to win against Seleventas in the last match. Not only winning, the Belgian player must win against Seleventas with a low number of shots to be able to participate in the main round (round of 32) of the Ankara Billiards World Cup 2025.
The 4th qualifying round of the Ankara 2025 Billiards World Cup has 36 players competing, divided equally into 12 groups (3 players each). The players compete in a round robin to calculate points and rank, with equal rounds (with a draw). The top players in each group (12 players) and the 3 best second-place players will qualify for the main round (round of 32).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/billiards-thien-tai-caudron-thua-soc-tran-ra-quan-world-cup-ankara-khong-con-duong-lui-185250612190720965.htm
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