Tran Thanh Luc wins the World Cup carom championship.

Tran Thanh Luc faced Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkey) in the Bogota leg of the World Cup carom billiards final. Entering the match, the Vietnamese player had risen to world number 4 thanks to a surprising victory in the semi-finals against Dick Jaspers. Meanwhile, Tasdemir had climbed from 12th to 8th place.

Thanh Lực capitalized on his first shot advantage to score a series of consecutive points. The Vietnamese player created a large lead and went on to score 26-13 after the first half.

Billiards player Tran Thanh Luc

In the second half, Tayfun Tasdemir persistently chased down Tran Thanh Luc and at one point narrowed the gap to just 3 points. When the Vietnamese player led 49-40 and was only 1 point away from victory, his opponent created drama with a series of 7 consecutive points.

Nevertheless, Tran Thanh Luc managed to score the decisive point to win 50-47. This is Tran Thanh Luc's first title at the Carom World Cup (3-cushion World Cup). He is the third Vietnamese athlete – after Tran Quyet Chien and Tran Duc Minh – to achieve this feat.

At the Bogota leg of the World Cup carom tournament, Vietnam had five players competing. Among them, the biggest hope was Tran Quyet Chien (world number 3). After the 1983-born player was eliminated, his teammate Tran Thanh Luc created a major surprise. The player, ranked 11th before the tournament, made a name for himself by defeating world number one star Dick Jaspers in the semi-finals.

Xiao Ming

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