At the world billiards doubles championship, the Vietnamese team excellently won a place in the final after defeating the American team. Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh created a historic milestone for Vietnamese billiards when they reached the final match of the world doubles tournament for the first time.
In the singles match, Tran Quyet Chien competed against Raymon Groot. Vietnam's player is ranked 2nd in the world, while his opponent is ranked 71st. The class difference was shown in this match.
Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh entered the world billiards doubles final.
For most of the match, Tran Quyet Chien led his opponent. After 22 rounds, he won 40-19.
At the same time, at the next table, Bao Phuong Vinh played against Hugo Patino. If Vinh wins, the Vietnamese team will enter the final. The Binh Duong player is ranked 8th in the world, 23 places higher than his opponent. Therefore, the expectation of a victory for Vinh is even more grounded.
However, this match turned out to be unpredictable. Phuong Vinh excellently won 7 points in the opening round. After that, Hugo Patino also scored 6 points. Vinh led 20-16 going into the break.
When returning to the table, Hugo Patino showed impressive performance. He continuously scored points, while Phuong Vinh missed many shots. In turn 20, the American player won 7 points to advance. After 28 turns, Patino won 40-36.
The two teams entered the penalty shootout. The match was tense. After 11 rounds, the Vietnamese team won 15-13, thereby qualifying for the final.
In tonight's final, Quyet Chien and Phuong Vinh will face the winner of the remaining semi-final between Japan and Spain.
The Vietnamese team is highly appreciated in this tournament as both players are in the top 10 in the world. In the group stage, Quyet Chien and Phuong Vinh ranked first after surpassing Turkey and Argentina. In the quarterfinals, the Vietnamese pair defeated a very strong team, Belgium, in a penalty shootout.
Tran Quyet Chien was born in 1984, is the number 1 player in Vietnam and a hope in international tournaments. He has won the world three-band World Cup three times.
Meanwhile, Bao Phuong Vinh was born in 1995. He won the 2023 World Championship, after defeating Tran Quyet Chien in the final.
