The tearful moment of 'time king' Bury, made Tran Thanh Luc hold his breath

Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards fans must still be impressed by the quarter-final match of the 2024 World Championship between Tran Thanh Luc and Jeremy Bury (France). The audience was satisfied when Thanh Luc successfully "collected the debt" for his two teammates Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh. In addition, viewers also cannot forget the tearful laughter of the player nicknamed "time king" Bury.

On the 27th turn, Bury almost hit the wrong ball. The French player held the yellow ball, but intended to hit the white ball (of Tran Thanh Luc). While aiming at the white ball to prepare to hit the cue and the countdown time was only 6 seconds left (each turn is limited to 40 seconds), Bury suddenly remembered that he hit the yellow ball. The French player quickly ran back to the yellow ball and hit the ball quickly without thinking. This moment of the "king of time" made the audience watching live at the competition venue and on the screen unable to stop laughing.

Jeremy Bury's funny moment in the 2024 World Championship quarter-final against Tran Thanh Luc

However, Bury's for-the-sake shot still scored a "turtle" point. Not only that, from this humorous situation, Bury almost successfully reversed the situation to get a ticket to the semi-finals from Tran Thanh Luc. At that time, many Vietnamese fans and Thanh Luc probably held their breath. The French player took advantage of his luck to go to the 8th series, equalizing the score 47-47 with Tran Thanh Luc. But in the next turn, Thanh Luc calmly scored 3 points to end the match.

Previously, Bao Phuong Vinh also suffered a bitter defeat against Bury in the round of 32. Although the French player was at a disadvantage, he only needed 2 turns to score 17 points (a series of 9 and a series of 8) and won 50-47, making Bao Phuong Vinh the former champion.

Jeremy Bury defeated two Vietnamese players, defending champion Bao Phuong Vinh and defending runner-up Tran Quyet Chien.

After stopping in the quarterfinals, Jeremy Bury shared on his personal page: "I lost in the quarterfinals to Tran Thanh Luc of Vietnam with a score of 47-50, after 28 innings. It was so close... Tran Thanh Luc was leading 47-39 and I had a lucky (and funny!) shot to open up an 8-set series, leveling the score to 47-47, but Thanh Luc finished the match immediately".

"I cannot be disappointed with my journey, having faced the world's No. 2 (Tran Quyet Chien - PV) and No. 3 (Bao Phuong Vinh - PV) players, and a quarter-final at the World Championship. It was still a good result. Being sick this week due to eye sensitivity affected me and I made too many mistakes to expect a better performance. 3 matches against 3 Vietnamese players in Vietnam and in front of their wonderful fans, it was very exciting. It's just a pity that we didn't get to play this World Championship in Ho Chi Minh City, where we usually play the World Cup in front of thousands of spectators," the French player added.

Why is Jeremy Bury nicknamed "the king of time"?

The French player is a familiar face to Vietnamese 3-cushion billiards fans. Jeremy Bury has a very annoying playing style and is known as the "king of time" because he has an extremely good ability to time. Bury always calculates very carefully in each ball shape (even if it is the easiest), and only makes a shot when the timer (each turn is limited to 40 seconds) has 1 to 2 seconds left.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/billiards-khoanh-khac-cuoi-ra-nuoc-mat-cua-vua-thoi-gian-bury-khien-tran-thanh-luc-nin-tho-185240929112132746.htm