On the morning of June 4, Tran Quyet Chien (HCMC) competed in the 16th round of the men's 3-cushion carom event - the 2025 National Billiards & Snooker Championship, facing Chuong Thanh Nhan (HCMC). Previously, on the afternoon of June 3, Vietnam's No. 1 player won against Tran Duc Phuc in the 32nd round.
Tran Quyet Chien continuously released series in the second half
Tran Quyet Chien still started the game quite slowly, and was led by his opponent in the first half of the match. After 5 turns, Thanh Nhan led Quyet Chien 10-6. In the 6th turn, Vietnam's number 1 player had his first series, when he scored 6 points to take the lead 16-12. Immediately after that, Thanh Nhan returned the series with 6 points to once again surpass his senior, leading 16-12. In the 12th turn, Thanh Nhan brought the match into a break with a 4-point series, temporarily taking the advantage when leading Quyet Chien 22-16.
As usual, Tran Quyet Chien always accelerated in the second set. In 3 consecutive rounds of 14, 15, and 16, the player from Ha Tinh had series, 6, 7, and 5 points respectively. Tran Quyet Chien shortened the score to 22-26, leveled the gap at 29-29, then took the lead 34-29.
Tran Quyet Chien was behind after the first half, but came back to win the match and advance to the quarter-finals of the 2025 National Billiards & Snooker Championship.
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The two players fought hard in the final minutes. Thanh Nhan was somewhat under psychological pressure due to Tran Quyet Chien's breakthrough in the score in the final stages of the match. Therefore, Thanh Nhan missed many scoring opportunities.
Tran Quyet Chien led 35-34, 37-34, 39-36 and won 40-36 against Truong Thanh Nhan after 22 innings.
Winning this match, Tran Quyet Chien won a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2025 National Billiards & Snooker Championship. Quyet Chien's opponent in the quarter-finals is Doan Minh Kiet (Binh Duong ). The match between Quyet Chien and Minh Kiet took place on the afternoon of June 4.
Bao Phuong Vinh lost by a large margin.
In the round of 16 match taking place at the same time, Bao Phuong Vinh (Binh Duong) faced Nguyen Huu Thanh (Ho Chi Minh City). Huu Thanh played very well right from the first shots and created a big gap against the 2023 3-cushion carom billiards world champion.
Huu Thanh quickly brought the match into halftime after only 8 turns, leading Bao Phuong Vinh 23-9. In the first half, the player from Ho Chi Minh City had an impressive scoring performance, nearly 3,000.
Bao Phuong Vinh lost by a large margin in the round of 16 of the 2025 National Billiards & Snooker Championship.
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In the second half, Bao Phuong Vinh tried to catch up but could not close the gap against Huu Thanh's very stable performance. In the 17th turn, Huu Thanh launched a series of 6 to end the match, winning 40-21 against Bao Phuong Vinh.
It can be said that this is quite a surprising result, when Bao Phuong Vinh has been in good form recently. At the recently concluded SCTV Cup 2025 international 3-cushion carom billiards tournament, the Binh Duong player excellently came from behind to defeat Tran Quyet Chien in the final match and received a huge prize.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/billiards-tran-quyet-chien-nuoc-rut-ngoan-muc-nguoc-dong-thuyet-phuc-vao-tu-ket-185250604102533159.htm
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