Today's World Cup billiards schedule: 10 Vietnamese players compete excitingly

Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup is getting hotter

After 2 days of competition, the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup has reached the 3rd qualifying round, which will take place today (May 21) at Nguyen Du Stadium (District 1). The tournament has started to "heat up" since this round, with the appearance of many strong players in the world .

In the third qualifying round, Vietnam has 10 players participating in the 3-cushion carom billiards tournament. The 9 names that passed the second qualifying round are Nguyen Hoai Phong, Nguyen Chi Long, Nguyen Dinh Quoc, Nguyen Nhu Le, Doan Minh Kiet, Nguyen Dinh Luan, Truong Quang Hao, Ngo Le Duy and Le Quoc Ho. The remaining person is Dao Van Ly, who was scheduled to appear in the third qualifying round from the beginning, based on his position on the ranking of the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB).

Nguyen Hoai Phong is in group A with Radek Novak (Czech Republic) and Gerhard Kostistansky (Austria). Hoai Phong will play his opening match of the third qualifying round at 11am, against Radek Novak.

Hoai Phong left a strong impression in his first time participating in the World Cup billiards.

PHOTO: PL

A series of other Vietnamese players also entered the field at 11am, including Nguyen Chi Long (Group B), Nguyen Dinh Quoc (Group C), Dao Van Ly (Group H) and Truong Quang Hao (Group H). Accordingly, Chi Long will meet Panaia Maxime (France), Dinh Quoc will face Brouwers Reggy (Netherlands), and Van Ly will face his compatriot Quang Hao.

12:30 pm: Ngo Le Duy meets Sergio Jimenez (Spain) in group M, Nguyen Nhu Le meets Lukas Stamm (Germany) in group P.

The first round of qualifying round 3 takes place at 11:00 and 12:30. Depending on the results of the first round, players will compete in the second and third rounds at 14:00, 15:30, 17:00 and 18:30.

Round 3 qualifying format

In the 3rd qualifying round of the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup 2025, 48 players are divided equally into 16 groups, competing in a round-robin format to calculate points and rank, with a draw. The top 16 players in the group will advance to the 4th qualifying round (the final qualifying round).

Waiting for the performance of young Vietnamese talent

Before the tournament, Nguyen Hoai Phong was not highly regarded. However, the player born in 2003 has left a certain impression in his first appearance in the world-class arena of the UMB system. The 22-year-old talent passed the first qualifying round with a record of 2 wins. After that, the young Vietnamese player still showed quite good form, achieving high scoring efficiency to pass the second qualifying round and advance to the third qualifying round. Hoai Phong is expected to continue playing well to go further in the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup.

Dao Van Ly started from the 3rd qualifying round

PHOTO: UMB

Besides Hoai Phong, the Vietnamese players participating in the third qualifying round are also worth watching. These are all strong names in the domestic 3-cushion carom community. Up to now, they are showing confidence. If they maintain their form, the scenario of many Vietnamese players advancing to the next round is very likely to happen.

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).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-world-cup-billiards-hom-nay-10-co-thu-viet-nam-tranh-tai-hap-dan-185250520235011527.htm