Tran Quyet Chien lost in the final and could not win the World Cup Ankara - Photo: UMB
After the world number 1 Dick Jaspers was eliminated in the quarterfinals, Tran Quyet Chien had a bright chance to win the championship. Since the beginning of the tournament, he has always shown high performance, winning convincingly to reach the finals.
In the Ankara World Cup billiards championship match, Tran Quyet Chien faced a worthy opponent, Eddy Merckx. The Belgian player born in 1968 has won the World Cup 13 times.
Although his last title was in 2023, Eddy Merckx is still someone his opponents have to be wary of. In the quarter-finals of this World Cup, he was the one who eliminated Dick Jaspers.
Entering the match, both players had favorable starts. In the second turn, Eddy Merckx created an 8-point series. Tran Quyet Chien also quickly had a 5-point series to shorten the score to 7-10.
The two players fought each other dramatically, with the advantage always belonging to Eddy Merckx. Quyet Chien fought hard and finally managed to tie the match at 24-24. But then, he made consecutive mistakes and let his opponent go into the break with the advantage of 29-24.
Coming back after the break, Eddy Merckx gradually broke away with a series of 9 points to increase the gap to 38-24. From this point on, all of Tran Quyet Chien's efforts became hopeless. He still played well, had good shots but the gap was too far.
Eddy Merckx won 50-40 to win the Ankara Billiards World Cup. Meanwhile, Tran Quyet Chien has yet to win his first international title in 2025.
This is quite unfortunate when he is showing good form in each tournament but still lacks luck.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/thua-chung-ket-tran-quyet-chien-lo-hen-world-cup-billiards-ankara-20250615223539774.htm
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