The champion of the 3-cushion billiards World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City (May 2024) Tran Duc Minh has made an impressive comeback at a world-class tournament. The player born in 1981 is in Group F, which is considered quite difficult, with the presence of two experienced German players: Martin Horn (ranked 4th in the world) and Ronny Lidemann.
Tran Duc Minh needed to win at least 1 match to hope to get a ticket to the next round (each group has 3 players, the top 2 players will advance to the round of 32). However, the Vietnamese player gave the audience a performance much better than expected. The 2024 Ho Chi Minh City World Cup champion defeated both German players very convincingly, with a large score difference.
Tran Duc Minh made an impressive comeback in the world-class tournament, with 2 impressive victories in the group stage.
Martin Horn is a veteran player who has won two World Cup tournaments. But in the Group F match that took place on the evening of September 25, Tran Duc Minh was lucky enough to leave Martin Horn with no chance to fight back. The Vietnamese player scored a series of 9 points to bring the match into halftime, leading his opponent 25-14. In the 20th turn, Duc Minh coolly scored another 10 points to win 40-17 against Martin Horn.
Le Thanh Tien (right cover, bottom row) is the only Vietnamese player to stop in the group stage.
In the final match of Group F on the afternoon of September 26, Tran Duc Minh only needed 16 shots to win 40-18 against Ronny Lindemann. The Hue native had 1 series of 12 points, 1 series of 7 points, 1 series of 6 points. Thereby, Duc Minh convincingly won the ticket to the knockout round, as the top player of Group F and with a fairly high index: 2.22 (points/shot).
It can be said that the Vietnamese billiards team has competed very successfully in the group stage of the 2024 World Championship, when 6/7 players won the right to participate in the round of 32. Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh, Chiem Hong Thai, Tran Thanh Luc, Tran Duc Minh and Nguyen Van Tai are the faces that have advanced to the knockout round.
Le Thanh Tien is the only Vietnamese player to stop in the group stage. In group N, Thanh Tien lost to Tran Thanh Luc and Tolgahan Kiraz.
Round 32 of the 2024 World Carom Billiards 3-Cushion Championship will be contested on September 27. From this round, players will compete in a knockout format, reaching 50 points and not taking turns.
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