Le Hoang Kim showed the class of Tran Quyet Chien's student with an unbelievable comeback - Photo: DUC PHONG
Quyet Chien's students make an unbelievable comeback
Match day 2-8 of the tournament Billiards HBSF Tour 2 2025 takes place in two events: men's 3-cushion carom and men's 9-ball pool. In the men's 3-cushion carom event, Round 1 - the official round takes place.
48 players (including 16 qualifiers) are divided into 16 groups, competing in a round robin of 30 points to select the 16 group winners and 4 group runners-up with the best results to advance to Round 2.
With the appearance of veteran players, this competition day witnessed exciting matches with many surprises.
The most impressive of which was Le Hoang Kim's comeback in Group A against Ho Quan Thai. Hoang Kim is a student of Tran Quyet Chien and a player who competed in the previous qualifying round.
In the first round, veteran player Ho Quan Thai played very well to leave Hoang Kim far behind with a score of 22-4 after 10 turns. The victory was only 8 points away from this player.
However, in the second half, Le Hoang Kim "showed his moves" with consecutive series. At the decisive moment, he hit a 12-point shot to win 30-24 after 13 innings.
Hoang Kim's 12-point streak is also the highest series in the tournament so far. In addition, the efficiency of 2,308 points/turn also helps Hoang Kim temporarily lead the candidates for the Best Game award.
Before that, Hoang Kim also had a victory over Duong Thanh Trung. The above results helped Hoang Kim win the top spot in the group and a ticket to continue to Round 2.
Besides, many prominent names also won tickets to continue, such as the reigning Asian 1-cushion champion Ho Hoang Hung, Ma Xuan Cuong, Nguyen Van Phuoc Hieu or the 2025 national round 1 champion Chau Hong Thai.
Vietnamese and Korean pool masters show off their skills
Nguyen Nhat Thanh is expected to bring some interesting matches in the main round of 9-ball pool - Photo: DUC PHONG
The men's 9-ball pool event also took place on the final day of the qualifying round to determine the remaining names in the top 32 players with tickets to the main round.
In the winning bracket, there were veteran Vietnamese names such as Nguyen Nhat Thanh, Tran Van Chieu, Nguyen Phuong Thao... The three Korean guest players Kim Su Ung, Kwon Ho Jun and Ko Tae Young also showed their class to win tickets to the next round.
In addition, in the loser's bracket, after the exciting play-off matches, talented players who have advanced include Nguyen Dinh Hoang Nam, Quach Vi Nam, Nguyen Quang Thien, Ho Duc Thien, Nguyen Manh Duc...
This group of players promises to bring fierce competition in the main round.
The HBSF Tour 2 2025 Billiards Tournament will take place from July 31 to August 5 at the Sports and Fitness Service Center (215C Ly Thuong Kiet, Phu Tho Ward, Ho Chi Minh City). This is a prestigious Billiards tournament organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF), which has affirmed its position in the Vietnamese Billiards community over the years, and is known as the "World Cup of Vietnamese Billiards".
Tour 2 was organized with 4 competitions including: Men's 3-cushion Carom, Women's 3-cushion Carom, Men's 9-cushion pool and Women's 9-cushion pool, gathering nearly 500 players, not only gathering the top players in Vietnam but also competing with international guests.
In particular, Tour 2 also marked an important turning point when the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF) implemented the update of athlete data to complete management records, better support players in professional activities, tournaments and develop the Billiards movement.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hoc-tro-tran-quyet-chien-lai-xuat-chieu-de-nguoc-dong-khong-tuong-20250802230006788.htm
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