Tran Quyet Chien continuously launched a series of big wins to enter the quarterfinals, Phuong Vinh became the former king.

After a dramatic 40-38 victory over Cao Phan Triet Luan in round 32, Tran Quyet Chien faced Thon Viet Hoang Minh in round 16 - Binh Duong international 3-cushion carom billiards tournament this afternoon, August 2. Tran Quyet Chien won the right to start the match with a 4-point turn.

The first 11 rounds of the match saw a fairly balanced game created by Tran Quyet Chien and Thon Viet Hoang Minh. There were many opportunities, but Quyet Chien and Hoang Minh missed them and could not create big series of points. The score was 10-10 after the 5th round ended. After the 11th round, Hoang Minh created a 1-point gap over Quyet Chien, leading 17-16.

Tran Quyet Chien entered the quarterfinals

It was not until the 12th turn that Tran Quyet Chien started to accelerate with the first big series of points in the match. The player born in 1984 scored 8 points to increase the gap to 7 points (24-17), before the match entered the break.

Right in the 13th turn, the player ranked 2nd in the world continued to create another series of big points, when scoring up to 11 points. Two consecutive series of high points helped Tran Quyet Chien gain a big advantage, while Hoang Minh could no longer maintain the accuracy in handling the ball situations. In the end, Tran Quyet Chien won 40-25 after 15 turns, thereby entering the quarter-finals (taking place on August 3).

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Bao Phuong Vinh (right) lost 32-40 to Truong Van Duc in the round of 16.

In the match at the same time, Bao Phuong Vinh could not defeat Truong Van Duc in round 16. Thus, Phuong Vinh could not defend his championship and officially became the former king of the Binh Duong international 3-cushion carom billiards tournament.

Talented player Chiem Hong Thai also lost to Dinh The Vinh and officially stopped at round 16, Binh Duong 2024 international 3-cushion carom billiards tournament.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-lien-tuc-tung-se-ri-lon-de-vao-tu-ket-phuong-vinh-thanh-cuu-vuong-185240802150249226.htm