The 2025 Ho Chi Minh City 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup will be held in May. At home, 3-cushion carom will compete with a strong squad of players, expected to be more than 20 names. Besides familiar stars such as Tran Quyet Chien, Tran Thanh Luc, Bao Phuong Vinh, Chiem Hong Thai,... the Vietnamese billiards squad participating in the World Cup tournament in Ho Chi Minh City also has many other notable names.
Tran Quyet Chien currently holds 4 World Cup billiards championships. In 2024 alone, Vietnam's number 1 player will be crowned UMB World Cup champion twice.
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After 2 selection rounds held in Ho Chi Minh City, 16 players have won the right to participate in the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup. Among the 16 players mentioned above, notable faces include "veteran" Ly The Vinh and young talent Nguyen Hoai Phong.
Player Ly The Vinh had an impressive performance in the selection round, when he surpassed his juniors/younger brothers to win a ticket to the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup. The U.70 player is considered a "legend" in the Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards community. Meanwhile, Nguyen Hoai Phong was born in 2003, only 22 years old. This young talent also created a surprise when he defeated more famous seniors to have the opportunity to compete in the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup in May at home.
The "legend" of Vietnam's 3-cushion carom billiards village, Ly The Vinh, will also compete at the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Billiards World Cup.
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Did Ly The Vinh meet Tran Quyet Chien?
Ly The Vinh and Nguyen Hoai Phong are among 16 Vietnamese players who passed the selection round to win tickets to the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City World Cup, having the opportunity to reunite with top stars such as Tran Quyet Chien, Tran Thanh Luc, Bao Phuong Vinh, Chiem Hong Thai... However, the "veteran" U.70 and the young talent born in 2003 need to pass 4 qualifying rounds to be present in the main round (32 players).
Players Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh, Chiem Hong Thai and Tran Thanh Luc are all in the top 14 on the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB) rankings. Accordingly, the top 14 players on the UMB rankings will be exempted from the qualifying round, but will compete from the main round (32) players.
Nguyen Hoai Phong was born in 2003 in An Giang . This player has been pursuing 3-cushion carom billiards for about 7 years. Previously, Hoai Phong won the runner-up position in the 2022 Ho Chi Minh City Open 3-cushion youth billiards tournament and represented Vietnam at the 2022 World Youth 3-cushion carom billiards tournament in the Netherlands.
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Ho Chi Minh City brings luck to Vietnamese billiard players
At the World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City held at home, Vietnamese billiards still aim to defend the championship. Vietnamese players have won the championship twice when playing at home, respectively Tran Quyet Chien and Tran Duc Minh. Quyet Chien defeated Ngo Dinh Nai in the final match of Vietnam in 2018 and won the first World Cup championship of his career. Similarly, Tran Duc Minh also won the World Cup 3-cushion carom billiards for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City, in May 2024.
The World Carom Billiard Federation (UMB) has officially authorized the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards and Snooker Federation (HBSF) to host the World Cup billiards tournament in Ho Chi Minh City for 3 consecutive years, from 2025 to 2027.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-cung-huyen-thoai-billiards-viet-nam-cung-chay-dua-world-cup-tphcm-gay-can-185250416174617424.htm
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