At the tournament, Bao Phuong Vinh and Tran Thanh Luc entered the world's top 16. 24-year-old player Chiem Hong Thai spectacularly won third place in the World Cup. Notably, Vietnam's number 1 player Tran Quyet Chien excellently won the championship. This is Quyet Chien's second World Cup championship in his career, as well as the second World Cup championship of Vietnam Carom Billiards and the first World Cup championship abroad.
World Cup champion Tran Quyet Chien shines on his return. Photo: Phong Le
In response to this historic success, the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation held a welcoming ceremony for Tran Quyet Chien and the team members right at the airport. Sharing quickly after returning home, player Tran Quyet Chien said: “Despite the long flight, my team and I did not feel tired when receiving the attention of the leaders and everyone at the airport. Personally, I am very happy to have fulfilled my wish to hear the Vietnamese National Anthem played at a world tournament abroad.”
“In the last tournament, we encountered many difficulties, especially in terms of time zones, as Portugal is 6 hours different from Vietnam. In the final match, I felt a bit of pressure knowing that many people expected a lot from me and that I had also won the World Cup. I am very happy that I overcame it,” Quyet Chien shared.
The Vietnam Billiards team just had a very successful tournament. Photo: Phong Le
In addition, Quyet Chien said he was also happy that young Vietnamese players such as Phuong Vinh, Thanh Luc and Chiem Hong Thai performed very well at the Porto World Cup. Vietnam's No. 1 player hopes that the country's young players will make more efforts and progress in the coming time. For himself, Quyet Chien has achieved the goal of competing well in the remaining 3 World Cup stages of the year, especially at the prestigious World Championship in Turkey this September.
Right at the airport, the leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation presented flowers and a bonus of 20 million VND to the reigning World Cup champion Tran Quyet Chien as an encouragement gift for the achievements of Vietnam's number 1 player.
After returning home, Quyet Chien and the three other successful players at the World Cup will continue to participate in the 2023 HSBF Cup Tour 2 3-Cushion Carom tournament organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation, taking place from July 3-8. Quyet Chien will have his first match at Tour 2 at noon tomorrow, July 6.
HOANG LE
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