Vietnam makes history at world three-cushion team tournament
Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh secured the first victory for Vietnam at the World Championship Three-Cushion National Teams after defeating their Spanish rivals at the final in Germany on early March 25 (Vietnam time).
Tran Quyet Chien (left) and Bao Phuong Vinh win the World Championship Three-Cushion National Teams on early March 25. (Photo: Billiard1)
Hanoi (VNA) – Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh securedthe first victory for Vietnam at the World Championship Three-Cushion National Teams after defeatingtheir Spanish rivals at the final in Germany on early March 25 (Vietnam time).
At this game, Vinh won 40 - 22 over Sergio Jimenez whileChien lost 38 - 40 to Ruben Legazpi, leading to a tie-break where cueists tookturns to play on the same table.
Vinh missed a shot when the Vietnamese team took a 14 - 11 lead,only one more point ahead of the win. After that, Chien also missed his chance afterSpain raised their team’s result to 14 - 13.
Spain later levelled the score at 14 all but still failed tograsp their decisive opportunity. Seizing this chance, Vinh made a precise shotto help Vietnam obtain a 15 - 14 win to take the championship.
With this latest victory,Vietnam won four world three-cushion billiards titles in just one year. Theothers are the Porto World Cup by Chien inPortugal in July 2023, the World Championship by Vinh in Turkey in September2023, and the Bogota World Cup by Chien in Colombia in March 2024./.
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