World Cup 3-cushion billiards carom HCMC: Vietnam's 3-cushion 'legend' enters the game

SEA Games 19 billiards champion returns at the age of U.70

The 2025 Ho Chi Minh City 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup kicks off in the first qualifying round, with 48 players divided equally into 16 groups. Of the 30 Vietnamese players participating in this round, 18 will compete from the first qualifying round. Notable faces include Ly The Vinh, Nguyen Dinh Quoc, Dinh Quang Hai, Le Quoc Ho, Nguyen Hoai Phong and commentator Le Phuoc Minh Dien...

Ly The Vinh is a veteran player of 3-cushion carom billiards in Vietnam.

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At this time, Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards fans are waiting for the performance of "veteran" Ly The Vinh. The U.70 player is considered one of the pioneers, "legends" of Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards. In 1997, he attended the 19th SEA Games in Indonesia and set a milestone for the country's sports . At the regional sports festival, Ly The Vinh excellently brought home a gold medal for the Vietnamese delegation in the 3-cushion carom billiards event. This is the first prestigious medal that Vietnamese billiards has won at the SEA Games arena. Recently, this veteran player has been in quite good form. In addition, young talent Nguyen Hoai Phong is also expected on the debut day of the world-class playground of the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB). In the qualifying round, the player born in 2003 surprised everyone by defeating more famous seniors to win a ticket to play at the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup.

Commentator Minh Dien also competed from the first qualifying round of the 2025 World Carom Billiards Cup in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first time the Quang Nam-born commentator has competed in a World Cup Billiards tournament. Notably, the commentator born in 1984 will participate in this tournament in 2 roles: a competitor and the only official Vietnamese commentator of the tournament. Commentator Minh Dien will compete in the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City World Cup Carom Billiards Cup with a sponsor slot.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/world-cup-billiards-carom-3-bang-tphcm-huyen-thoai-3-bang-viet-nam-xuat-tran-185250518225003081.htm