The Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation has confirmed and authorized Tran Quyet Chien's withdrawal from the tournament in China to protest the appearance of the "nine-dash line" image during the match.
" The President of the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation will send a working document to the organization that invited Tran Quyet Chien, which is the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB), " said Mr. Doan Tuan Anh, General Secretary of the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation.
Mr. Doan Tuan Anh confirmed the incident where billiards player Tran Quyet Chien withdrew from a friendly tournament in China to protest images violating Vietnam's sovereignty appearing on the live television broadcast of the tournament organized by the host country. " The incident occurred during Tran Quyet Chien's match. Images of a map of China appeared on the live television broadcast of the match. Coach Nguyen Viet Hoa received information about the incident and reported it to the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation. The Executive Committee agreed to allow Tran Quyet Chien to withdraw from the tournament and return home immediately on the night of September 23rd ," Mr. Doan Anh Tuan shared. 
Tran Quyet Chien withdrew from a friendly tournament in China due to the incident involving the Chinese map.
This incident occurred at a friendly event in China, organized by the UMB and the Chinese Billiards Snooker Federation. The tournament took place over two days, September 23rd and 24th. Four top-ranked players were invited to participate: Tran Quyet Chien (Vietnam), Dick Jaspers (Netherlands), Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkey), and Cho Myung-woo (South Korea). A map of China, violating Vietnam's territorial sovereignty, appeared in a slow-motion replay of the match between Tran Quyet Chien and Dick Jaspers. The Vietnamese player discussed the matter with his coach, Nguyen Viet Hoa, who was in Vietnam at the time, before deciding to withdraw from the tournament. Tran Quyet Chien, born in 1984, is a leading carom billiards player in Vietnam. He is ranked 5th in the world according to the latest UMB rankings and boasts an impressive record, including a gold medal at the 31st SEA Games held on home soil last year. This year, Tran Quyet Chien won the Porto World Cup. He previously won this title in Ho Chi Minh City in 2018. In early September, Tran Quyet Chien competed in the 2023 World Championship final against his compatriot Bao Phuong Vinh. However, he unexpectedly lost to his younger opponent and missed the opportunity to win the tournament for the first time.Van Hai
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