Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh ready to conquer World Cup Porto: Meet a 'tough' opponent

At this time, Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh are in Portugal, ready for the journey to conquer the 2024 Porto 3-cushion billiards World Cup.

On the UMB Events Ranking (only counting achievements at the World Cup and World Championship) of the World Billiards Federation (UMB), Tran Quyet Chien (ranked 1) and Bao Phuong Vinh (ranked 8) are both in the top 10. Therefore, the two top Vietnamese players are scheduled to compete in the final round (round of 32) of the Porto 2024 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup, held in Portugal from July 7 to 13. During this tour, Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh will compete side by side. The two biggest hopes of Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards departed from Tan Son Nhat airport (Ho Chi Minh City) on July 9. After many hours of travel (including transit), Quyet Chien and Phuong Vinh arrived in Porto (Portugal) and settled down in the early morning of July 10 (Vietnam time).

Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh depart from Tan Son Nhat airport (HCMC)

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At this time, Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh are ready for the journey to conquer the highest position at the 3-cushion billiards carom billiards world cup Porto 2024. These two players will have about 1 day to prepare, before competing in the round of 32 from the afternoon of July 11. For Quyet Chien, he will have great motivation to compete in the 3-cushion billiards carom billiards world cup Porto 2024. This is the place where Tony Tran was crowned the World Cup champion for the second time in his career, in the 2023 round.

Porto is where Quyet Chien (second from left) won the World Cup in 2023, after defeating Sameh Sidhom (left cover) in the final.

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The 2024 Porto 3-cushion billiards World Cup is also the first international tournament after Quyet Chien officially took the No. 1 position on the UMB rankings. The player born in 1984 will certainly be determined to defend the world's top position. Vietnam's No. 1 player is holding a big advantage to do this. Quyet Chien needs to reach the quarterfinals to defend his current 362 points. Meanwhile, Dick Jaspers (world No. 2) also needs to be in the quarterfinals to defend his current 338 points. Cho Myung-woo (world No. 3) is unlikely to break away, as he must win the 2024 Porto World Cup to defend his current 332 points. As for Bao Phuong Vinh, the player born in 1995, is in good form. At the most recent World Cup billiards stage held in Ankara (Turkey) in June, the Binh Duong player won the runner-up position. He is aiming for the first World Cup championship in his career, thereby completing the collection of the most prestigious trophies of the UMB arena. Previously, the 29-year-old player won the 2023 World Championship and the 2024 World Team Championship (with Tran Quyet Chien).

Bao Phuong Vinh is very eager to win the first World Cup championship in his career.

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In the round of 32 of the 3-cushion billiards carom billiards World Cup Porto 2024, Tran Quyet Chien is in group B and will face home player Rui Manuel Costa in the first match at 4:00 p.m. on July 11. Meanwhile, Bao Phuong Vinh is in group E and will face veteran player Eddy Merckx (Belgium, 13-time World Cup champion) in the opening match at 6:00 p.m. on July 11. This is the third consecutive time Eddy Merckx and Bao Phuong Vinh are in the same group in the round of 32 (from the Ho Chi Minh City World Cup, to the Ankara World Cup and now the Porto World Cup). Bao Phuong Vinh and Eddy Merckx are very fated, as the two have met many times. The Vietnamese player is considered a nemesis of the Belgian athlete. At the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City World Cup, Phuong Vinh lost to Eddy Merckx and was eliminated early in the round of 32. However, at the 2024 Ankara World Cup, Phuong Vinh broke the curse when he convincingly defeated Eddy Merckx, causing the Belgian player to be eliminated in the round of 32.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-bao-phuong-vinh-san-sang-chinh-phuc-world-cup-porto-gap-doi-thu-cung-185240710160057557.htm