In the round of 16 of the Veghel 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup 2024 taking place on the evening of October 25, Tran Quyet Chien faced Cha Myeong-jong (South Korea). The number 1 Vietnamese player and his opponent both started the game quite slowly. The two players competed fiercely in the first half of the match. In the 5th round, Tran Quyet Chien had a series of 5 points, officially surpassing Cha Myeong-jong, leading 14-11. Since then, the player born in 1984 has continuously led the Korean player. Quyet Chien scored a series of 6 points to bring the match into halftime in the 12th round, leading 24-18.
After the break, Cha Myeong-jong was still very close to Tran Quyet Chien. The game was balanced, as both players were not in their best scoring form. It was not until the 21st round that the Vietnamese player really broke through. Quyet Chien had a series of 6, 7 and 5 points in the 21st, 22nd and 23rd rounds. The 40-year-old player gradually increased the gap, leading 35-28, 42-28, 47-28 respectively.
In the 28th turn, Tran Quyet Chien "closed the book" with a 50-36 victory over Cha Myeong-jong.
In the same match, Tran Thanh Luc faced Tolgahan Kiraz (Türkiye) in the round of 16. This match took place with a one-sided situation, and the Vietnamese player took the initiative.
Tran Thanh Luc did not play very well, but his opponent almost "gave up" early when he lost the feeling of scoring points. The runner-up of the 2024 World Championship won with a huge difference of 50-20 against Kiraz, after 28 turns.
Thus, Tran Thanh Luc will rematch with Tran Quyet Chien in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Veghel World Cup.
Fate once again brought Tran Quyet Chien and Tran Thanh Luc together. In the round of 32, the two Vietnamese players were in the same group B. At that time, Tran Quyet Chien won against Tran Thanh Luc. The remaining quarter-final match was between Roland Forthomme and Peter Ceulemans.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-thang-thuyet-phuc-tai-dau-a-quan-the-gioi-o-tu-ket-185241025214725811.htm
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