Billiards: Tran Quyet Chien continuously launches series, wins big in the opening match of the World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City

Tran Quyet Chien makes his opponent deadlocked

The main round (32 players) of the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup will take place today (May 23). Tran Quyet Chien is in Group D with Berkay Karakurt (Türkiye), Kim Haeng-jik (Korea) and Choi Wang-young (Korea). In the opening match on the morning of May 23, Tran Quyet Chien will face strong player Berkay Karakurt. This is a top player from Türkiye, a country with a developed 3-cushion carom culture.

Vietnam's number 1 player entered the game very quickly. Tran Quyet Chien, holding white, took the initiative and started with 2 points. In the third turn, the Vietnamese player launched a series of 9, leading 12-1. In the sixth turn, Quyet Chien scored 4 more points to increase the gap to 17 points (leading 18-1).

Tran Quyet Chien had a convincing victory over a strong Turkish opponent in the opening match of the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup.

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Tran Quyet Chien's fast scoring speed made Berkay Karakurt stuck. Besides, the number 1 player of Vietnam has a tight playing style and often leaves "difficult bullets" after unsuccessfully scoring. Quyet Chien quickly brought the match into the break after only 9 turns, leading 21-3.

After the break, Tran Quyet Chien continued to launch series. In the 12th turn, he scored 6 points, leading 29-6. In the 13th turn, the player from Ha Tinh scored 7 more points to lead 36-9. Tran Quyet Chien encountered some difficulties in the final turns. In the end, Quyet Chien defeated Berkay Karakurt 40-19, after 21 turns.

In the second and third matches of the 32nd round of the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup taking place this afternoon, May 23, Tran Quyet Chien will face two Korean opponents, Kim Haeng-jik and Choi Wang-young. Of which, Kim Haeng-jik has won the World Cup Billiards championship three times (only 1 World Cup Billiards championship title less than Tran Quyet Chien), and Hoi Wang-young is the current Korean champion.

The "huge" series appeared

A series of “huge” scores appeared in the match with the participation of Vietnamese players, specifically in the match between Nguyen Van Tri and Sergio Jimenez (Spain). Jimenez went on a series of 24 points, thereby winning 40-8 against Nguyen Van Tri, after 16 rounds.

Jimenez has a series of 24 points, the highest since the beginning of the tournament up to this point.

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In the internal match of Vietnam in group C, Bao Phuong Vinh lost 36-40 to Le Thanh Tien, after 16 rounds.

In the round of 32 of the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup, 32 players are divided into 8 groups, competing in a round-robin format to calculate points and rank. Matches are played to 40 points, with equal chances (with a draw). The top two players in each group will advance to the round of 16, with a knock-out (direct elimination, no equal chances).

Prizes at the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup

The 2025 Ho Chi Minh City 3-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup will take place from May 19 to 25 at Nguyen Du Stadium (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF). The tournament will have the participation of 149 players, including the world's top superstars. The champion of the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City 3-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup will receive 16,000 euros (about 467 million VND), the runner-up will receive 10,000 euros (about 291 million VND), and the two third-place players will receive a prize of 6,000 euros each (about 175 million VND).

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