In October 2024, the World Billiards Sports Federation (WCBS) issued a ban on the Vietnam Billiards & Snooker Federation (VBSF). Specifically, WCBS (the organization considered legitimate when it was established earlier, managing all billiards genres in the world) "suspended VBSF for 1 year, starting from October 16, 2024". VBSF will not be allowed to organize any international billiards events, from carom, snooker and pool. In addition, VBSF officials and managers will not be allowed to participate in any billiards events, including sports events and congresses (such as SEA Games, ASIAD, ...).
UMB returns to "old partner"
With the VBSF being banned for 1 year (until October 16, 2025), the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City (usually held in May every year) is of course also affected. In recent years, the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City is a tournament organized by the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB) in collaboration with the VBSF.
Tran Quyet Chien won the first World Cup championship in Ho Chi Minh City.
After the news that VBSF was "banned" for 1 year, many Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards fans were worried that they would not be able to see the world's top players compete in Ho Chi Minh City. However, this worry was soon dispelled, as Ho Chi Minh City is still one of the stops for the World Cup, at least until 2027.
It is known that the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF) has signed an agreement with UMB to coordinate the organization of the Ho Chi Minh City 3-cushion billiards World Cup for 3 years, from 2025 to 2027. It is expected that the Ho Chi Minh City 3-cushion billiards World Cup 2025 will still be held during the familiar time, from May 19 to 25, 2025.
There are 6 to 7 stages of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup held in 1 year, in countries with developed 3-cushion carom. Tran Quyet Chien and other top players of Vietnam still have the opportunity to compete under the support of a large number of home fans.
The place that brings luck to Vietnamese 3-cushion billiards players
This is similar to before. Before the appearance of VBSF, the 3-cushion billiards World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City was also jointly organized by HBSF and UMB. From 2024 onwards, the 3-cushion billiards World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City was usually held in May, at Nguyen Du Stadium (Nguyen Du Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1).
Tran Duc Minh unexpectedly ascended to the throne in Ho Chi Minh City in 2024
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Ho Chi Minh City's home field is considered a lucky place for Vietnamese players. Nguyen Du Stadium witnessed Vietnam's 3-cushion carom billiards team win the first World Cup in history in 2018. Tran Quyet Chien defeated Ngo Dinh Nai in the internal final, thereby winning the World Cup for the first time. This was also a major turning point, bringing Tran Quyet Chien's career to a new page.
Most recently in 2024, another Vietnamese player was crowned champion at Nguyen Du Stadium - Ho Chi Minh City. Tran Duc Minh made the world's 3-cushion carom billiards fans know him more, when he created a big surprise at the Ho Chi Minh City World Cup 2024. Passing the first qualifying rounds, Duc Minh went all the way to the finals and deservedly won the title.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/billiards-viet-nam-bi-cam-tran-quyet-chien-van-duoc-thi-dau-o-world-cup-tphcm-185241128133509375.htm
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