Tran Quyet Chien won the World Cup for the second time in 2024
VTC News•27/10/2024
(VTC News) - Tran Quyet Chien won the 3-cushion carom World Cup for the second time in 2024 after winning the final match last night (October 26).
Tran Quyet Chien defeated Frederic Caudron in the final of the 3-cushion carom World Cup held in Veghel (Netherlands). This is the second time this year that Vietnam's number 1 carom player has won the 3-cushion World Cup stage. Caudron is one of the legendary carom players. The 56-year-old Belgian has won the stage 21 times and the 3-cushion World Cup season 4 times. Meanwhile, Tran Quyet Chien has only won the stage 3 times.
Tran Quyet Chien won the championship, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu ranked 3rd at the Veghel 3-cushion World Cup (Netherlands).
To qualify for the final, Tran Quyet Chien defeated Peter Ceulemans (Belgium) with a score of 50-37. Meanwhile, Caudron defeated another representative of Vietnam, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu - who eliminated the world's number 1 player, the reigning champion of the season, Dick Jaspers. "Who can stop the Vietnamese billiards tsunami? Even Frederic Caudron could not do it. In a nerve-wracking final match, where tension wore down both players, Tran Quyet Chien defeated the genius Caudron with a score of 50-38," the homepage of the World Carom Federation (UMB) described the final match. Tran Quyet Chien did not score any points in the first 5 shots. Caudron also made many mistakes. Tran Quyet Chien gradually broke away and maintained the lead. This was a match in which both players could not create a long scoring streak. However, Caudron made more mistakes. Tran Quyet Chien only scored 2-3 points per shot but gradually created a large gap to win 50-38. In addition to Tran Quyet Chien's championship, Vietnamese representatives also made their mark at this tournament. Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu - tied for 3rd place - was the player who reached 50 points the fastest (13 shots). Bao Phuong Vinh was the player with the highest average score per shot (2.522).
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