Tran Quyet Chien made a strong breakthrough, but still could not reverse the situation against Bao Phuong Vinh.

On the morning of November 17, Tran Quyet Chien faced Bao Phuong Vinh in the quarter-finals of the Longoni Grand Cup Final 2024 3-cushion carom billiards tournament (taking place from November 13 to 17). This is considered the early final match of the tournament.

Tran Quyet Chien did not start well, when he held the white ball but could not score in the opening round. In the first 3 rounds, Vietnam's number 1 player continuously missed "sides" and did not score any points. On the other side, Bao Phuong Vinh had a big series of 12 points in the second round, taking the lead 13-0. In the third round, the player from Binh Duong had another series of 5 points to lead 18-0 against Quyet Chien.

Bao Phuong Vinh entered the game very well and created a big gap with Tran Quyet Chien.

Tran Quyet Chien scored 4 points in the 4th base, before Bao Phuong Vinh brought the match into halftime after only the 5th base, creating a large gap of 20-4.

The second set witnessed a strong breakthrough by Tran Quyet Chien, while Bao Phuong Vinh could not maintain a high scoring efficiency. Quyet Chien continuously launched series to gradually shorten the gap, the scores were: 8-23, 13-23, 17-25, 23-28 and then 25-32.

Tran Quyet Chien could not successfully reverse the situation.

In the 17th turn, Tran Quyet Chien had a series of 5 to surpass Bao Phuong Vinh for the first time in the match, leading 33-32. At this point, many people began to think of a spectacular comeback, true to Tran Quyet Chien's usual style. In the previous match in round 16 against Nguyen Chi Long, Quyet Chien also won a dramatic comeback when his opponent reached 39 points first.

However, Bao Phuong Vinh did not let that happen. When he was behind, the Binh Duong player sensed the danger and woke up. In the 17th and 18th shots, Phuong Vinh made a good sprint, scoring 8 points to end the match, thereby winning 40-33 against Tran Quyet Chien.

Defeating Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh advanced to the semi-finals, meeting Chiem Hong Thai.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-but-pha-manh-me-van-khong-the-nguoc-dong-truoc-bao-phuong-vinh-185241117113239405.htm