Tran Quyet Chien had an accident, made a dramatic comeback to enter the round of 16
Báo Thanh niên•28/09/2024
Tran Quyet Chien had a thrilling comeback against the Turkish player, thereby winning a ticket to the round of 16 of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Championship 2024 taking place in Phan Thiet City.
On the afternoon of September 27, Tran Quyet Chien took the field in the knockout round (round of 32) of the 2024 World Championship, meeting Turkish player Berkay Karakurt (ranked 16th in the world on the World Carom Billiards Federation, UMB) rankings. In the group stage, Karakurt lost to a Vietnamese player, Nguyen Van Tai. Fans still witnessed the slow style of Vietnam's number 1 player. The two players still did not seem to have the best feeling in the early stages of the match. After the first 10 rounds, the score was only 12-4, with the advantage leaning towards Tran Quyet Chien. It can be said that Quyet Chien controlled the game very well, when he continuously left difficult "bullets" that made his opponent stuck.
Tran Quyet Chien had a thrilling comeback to win a ticket to the round of 16.
PHOTO: UMB
After 15 turns, Tran Quyet Chien had widened the gap to more than 10 points, leading Berkay Karakurt 20-9. At the time he was leading his opponent 21-10, Tran Quyet Chien suddenly encountered an accident, when the joint was stuck too tightly to the end of the cue. The match was paused for a few minutes for the Vietnamese player to fix it. Afterwards, Tran Quyet Chien brought the match into halftime, leading 25-13. However, the developments in the second half made the fans hold their breath at the explosion of the Turkish player. After the 20th turn, Berkay Karakurt gradually regained control of the game. When Quyet Chien was leading 26-16, Karakurt launched a series of 13 points to lead 29-26. The wind changed direction from then on, and Quyet Chien was continuously blocked by his opponent. The number 1 Vietnamese player persistently chased, not letting his opponent get too far behind. In the last 10 points, the two players acted out a dramatic action movie as they compared each other's scores. In the 34th turn, Quyet Chien was unlucky when he missed his "side" and left a very delicious ball. In the 36th turn, Karakurt scored 3 points (up to 49 points) and was very close to a ticket to the round of 16, but could not score the final score. The Vietnamese player took advantage of the opportunity, scoring 3 points to win a thrilling comeback 50-49, thereby entering the round of 16.
Bao Phuong Vinh officially became the former king of the World Championship.
PHOTO: UMB
In the match at the same time, defending champion Bao Phuong Vinh had the advantage over Jeremy Bury (France) but eventually lost 47-50. The Binh Duong player officially became the former champion at the world championship. Meanwhile, Tran Thanh Luc excellently defeated Ruben Legazpi (Spain) with a score of 50-37, after 24 rounds. Thereby, Thanh Luc also convincingly advanced to the round of 16. In the round of 16 taking place on September 28, Tran Quyet Chien faced Jeremy Bury, while Tran Thanh Luc faced Marco Zanetti (Italy).
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