The Veghel 2024 World Cup will take place in Veghel, the Netherlands, from October 20 to 26. In this tournament, the 3-cushion carom billiards team will have 11 players competing, including Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh, Tran Thanh Luc, Tran Duc Minh, Chiem Hong Thai, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, Thon Viet Hoang Minh, Le Thanh Tien, Nguyen Hoan Tat, Nguyen Chi Long, Nguyen Dinh Luan. This is probably the first time that so many Vietnamese players have participated in a World Cup tournament held abroad.
The final round of the Veghel World Cup 2024 has 32 players, divided equally into 8 groups (4 people each group). Of which, 17 players (including: the top 14 players on the UMB Events Ranking updated on August 16, 2024 and 3 wildcards) appear by default in the round of 32. On the UMB Events Ranking updated on August 16, 2024, Tran Quyet Chien is in 2nd place, so he is also present in the final round from the beginning.
Tran Quyet Chien is currently ranked 3rd in the world, according to the latest UMB rankings.
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According to the latest update from the organizers, Tran Quyet Chien is in Group B. The first opponent of Vietnam's number 1 player is identified as Glenn Hofman (Dutch, currently ranked 24th in the world). Hofman will be a tough opponent for Quyet Chien, in the journey to find a ticket to the knockout round (round of 16). In the last meeting (at the group stage of the 3-cushion billiards World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City 2024), Quyet Chien suffered a 30-40 defeat against Hofman.
On the UMB Events Ranking updated on August 16, 2024, Bao Phuong Vinh ranked 8th, so he also appeared in the final round from the beginning. The first opponent of the Binh Duong player in Group H is also very strong, that is Sameh Sidhom (Egyptian, currently ranked 8th in the world). The last time Bao Phuong Vinh met Sidhom was in the semi-final of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup Ankara 2024. At that time, the Vietnamese player won 50-28 against the Egyptian representative.
Glenn Hofman is Tran Quyet Chien's first opponent in the final round.
Bao Phuong Vinh's first opponent in the group stage is Sameh Sidhom.
In addition to Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh, the group and opponents of the Vietnamese players have also been determined. Chiem Hong Thai, Tran Thanh Luc, Tran Duc Minh will compete from the fourth qualifying round (the last qualifying round) to win tickets to the final round. Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu will compete from the third qualifying round. Nguyen Hoan Tat, Nguyen Chi Long, Thon Viet Hoang Minh, Le Thanh Tien will participate in the second qualifying round. Nguyen Dinh Luan will compete from the first qualifying round.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xac-dinh-doi-thu-manh-dau-tien-cua-tran-quyet-chien-tai-world-cup-billiards-ha-lan-185241016154602218.htm
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