Tran Quyet Chien makes a dramatic comeback to enter the quarterfinals of the World Cup billiards tournament

Tran Quyet Chien's opponent in the round of 16 match was Korean player Cha Myeong-jong (ranked 24th in the world ). Although the Vietnamese player was rated higher, he encountered many difficulties and was continuously led by his opponent.

Quyet Chien was unlucky and continuously missed many "side" shots. Meanwhile, the Korean player showed a strong, fast and accurate attacking style. Until the match entered the break (a player reached 25 points first), Quyet Chien was still leading by more than 10 points behind Cha Myeong-jong.

Tran Quyet Chien was continuously behind by his opponent throughout the match.

After a period of relaxation, along with enthusiastic cheers from a large number of fans at Nguyen Du Stadium (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), "Tony Tran" regained his stability to fiercely pursue his opponent. Although he could not launch big series of points, the Vietnamese player was still careful to "lock" his opponent by leaving difficult situations. The match became more suffocating than ever in the last 10 points.

The Korean player kept advancing, while Quyet Chien tried to stay close and evened the score many times (44-44, 45-45). At this point, the Vietnamese player had many opportunities to end the match but kept missing easy shots. Meanwhile, Cha Myeong-jong played a 4 to lead 49-45. However, with only 1 point left to win, the Korean player was mentally overwhelmed, even missing a ball at very close range.

Cha Myeong-jong played very well, but unfortunately lost when he was leading and only 1 point away from the quarter-finals.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tran Quyet Chien scored 1 point to reduce the gap to 46-49, before going on a 4-point series to end the match and won with a score of 50-49 after 30 turns. In the match at the same time, Korean billiards prodigy Cho Myung-woo also won. Thus, in the quarter-final match taking place at 7:30 pm tonight (May 27), Vietnam's number 1 3-cushion player will face Cho Myung-woo.

Tran Quyet Chien was happy after winning a dramatic victory.

Many fans were present at Nguyen Du stadium to cheer for Quyet Chien.

An audience member regrets Tran Quyet Chien's missed opportunity.

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