In the final match of the Predator Cup 2024 3-cushion carom billiards tournament taking place on the afternoon of November 26, Tran Quyet Chien faced Nguyen Van Tai. Previously in the semi-finals, Tran Quyet Chien convincingly defeated Le Hoang Kim 50-39, while Van Tai won a thrilling 50-49 victory over Tran Thanh Luc.
The final match promised to be very exciting, but the reality showed the opposite. Tran Quyet Chien played explosively, dominating his opponent in the first half. Vietnam's number 1 player accelerated strongly from the beginning, with 2 series of 5 points and 1 series of 7 points after 7 turns after the first 7 turns. On the other hand, Nguyen Van Tai only had 1 series of 7 points in the first half of the match.
Tran Quyet Chien played excellently in the final match to win the championship.
The final match entered the break with a huge advantage in favor of Tran Quyet Chien, when the player born in 1984 created a large gap, leading 25-9 after 8 rounds.
In the first half, Tran Quyet Chien achieved an average scoring efficiency of 3.125 points (points/turn). In the second half, although the 40-year-old player could no longer maintain his scoring speed, he still controlled the game well. It was not until the 16th turn that Tran Quyet Chien had another series of 7 points to reach 40 points first. The match became more worth watching when Nguyen Van Tai immediately returned a series of 12, shortening the score to 29-40. This was also Van Tai's most significant resistance before accepting defeat in the final match.
Nguyen Van Tai only had a series of 12 points to hold on to hope, before accepting defeat.
Tran Quyet Chien finished the match after 26 turns, winning 50-35 against Nguyen Van Tai. Thereby, Vietnam's No. 1 billiard player convincingly won the Predator Cup 2024 3-cushion carom billiards tournament. With the championship, Tran Quyet Chien received 56 million VND in prize money. Runner-up Nguyen Van Tai received 20 million VND. Tran Thanh Luc and Le Hoang Kim tied for third place, receiving 10 million VND.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-thi-dau-bung-no-gianh-chuc-vo-dich-day-thuyet-phuc-185241126180446341.htm
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