In May this year, Tran Duc Minh made the 3-cushion carom billiards fans remember his name when he won the World Cup championship in Ho Chi Minh City in a spectacular way. The player born in 1981 overcame a challenging journey starting from the first qualifying round and went all the way to the final match, then convincingly won the championship. This unexpected achievement helped Tran Duc Minh make a leap in the rankings, breaking from 250th to the top 30 (currently ranked 26th).
Meticulous and tight playing style helps Duc Minh win the World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City 2024
Entering the top 30 in the world rankings helped Duc Minh to be determined to appear in the 4th qualifying round (very close to the main round) of a World Cup. The 43-year-old player competed abroad for the first time in the World Cup in October 2024, at the tournament held in Veghel (Netherlands). The first time is always difficult, and Duc Minh did not compete successfully. He planned to continue "attacking" the Seoul World Cup taking place in early November, but missed the tournament in Korea due to problems with exit documents. Duc Minh returned in the final World Cup in 2024 and set a higher determination. Sharing with Thanh Nien , this player said: "I always set the highest determination, but where I go depends on many factors."
"After many tournaments, I have become more confident and am no longer hesitant when facing international players. But I have to realize that competing abroad is a game, I have to try my best and also accept it. If I achieve my goal, it is thanks to luck, if not, I will continue to try in the next matches. I just try my best in each match, thinking that the better I get, the more relaxed my mentality will be and I will compete more comfortably," Tran Duc Minh expressed.
In the 4th qualifying round of the 2024 Sharm el Sheikh World Cup, Duc Minh is in group K and the first opponent is Omer Karakurt (Türkiye).
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nha-vo-dich-the-gioi-tran-duc-minh-tai-xuat-manh-me-tai-world-cup-ai-cap-185241201220044126.htm
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