Accepting the ban from the World Carom Billiards Federation
On November 26, Nguyen Hoang Yen Nhi announced that she will move to compete for PBA in Korea. This also means that the female player born in 1999 is no longer a member of VBSF. It is known that VBSF is a member of the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB), while PBA was established later and is considered an opposing organization to UMB.
Yen Nhi also said that she accepted the penalty from UMB when deciding to compete in PBA. The player from Da Nang will not be allowed to participate in tournaments under the UMB system, or organized by UMB members (for example, the Vietnam National Championship).
Yen Nhi is the number 1 player of 3-cushion carom billiards in Vietnam.
Sharing with Thanh Nien , Yen Nhi revealed that she will fly to Korea on November 28 and start competing from December 1. "From now until the end of 2024, there are only 2 rounds left. For now, I will try my hand at these 2 rounds. Currently, I have only signed a contract to compete in the PBA, but have not signed an official contract with the PBA. I will evaluate the suitability of the PBA environment for myself, as well as other factors... and then make the next decision," said the 25-year-old female player.
Yen Nhi is the second Vietnamese female player to appear in a Korean tournament, after Nguyen Le Lien Quynh (who competed unsuccessfully). As for Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards in general, many male players have affirmed themselves in PBA such as Ma Minh Cam, Ngo Dinh Nai, Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, Nguyen Huynh Phuong Linh.
More opportunities to rub shoulders
In the land of kimchi, Nguyen Hoang Yen Nhi will have more opportunities to compete. The female player from Da Nang will compete at LPBA (under PBA, with many stages reserved for female players), where there are many strong female players in the world. This is also the biggest reason why Yen Nhi chose to compete in Korea. The female player born in 1999 expressed: "In Vietnam, there are too few 3-cushion carom billiards tournaments for women. In the UMB system, in 2025 there will also be no tournament for women. The women's world championship has changed, moving to being held every 2 years. I think that if I stay at UMB, in 2025 there will be no opportunity to compete."
Yen Nhi is the first Vietnamese player to win a medal at the women's world championship.
"In my opinion, the players competing in UMB or PBA are very strong. However, PBA has many stages, so players will have more opportunities to compete. At PBA, there are 9 to 10 stages for women in 1 year. Therefore, if you lose this stage, there will still be a chance in the next stage, the players will have less pressure. Besides, when the stages take place continuously, I will have many opportunities to compete, learn many things and accumulate competition experience for myself," Yen Nhi added.
The competition format is the distinguishing feature between UMB and PBA. At UMB, players will compete in a long match to determine the winner or loser. At PBA, the match consists of many games, each game usually hits 11 points (for women). Regarding the competition format, Yen Nhi commented: "The competition format of PBA is completely different from UMB. Being ahead or behind in a match does not mean anything, when just one turn is enough to turn the situation around. With such a competition format, the possibility of creating surprises is very high, and underdogs like me will also have more opportunities."
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/yen-nhi-noi-gi-khi-bat-ngo-roi-lien-doan-billiards-viet-nam-gia-nhap-pba-185241127125800252.htm
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