Belgian cueist shines at Carom Billiard World Cup in HCM City
Belgian cueist Frédéric Caudron won the 2019 Carom Billiard World Cup after beating his countryman Roland Forthomme in the final in Ho Chi Minh City on May 26.
Belgian cueist Frédéric Caudron wins the 2019 Carom Billiard World Cup. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Belgian cueist Frédéric Caudron won the 2019 CaromBilliard World Cup after beating his countryman Roland Forthomme in the final inHo Chi Minh City on May 26.
With this victory, Caudron earned the main prize of 16,000 EUR (17,900 USD) and80 points in the Union Modiale de Billard (UMB)’s ranking. Meanwhile, Forthommepocketed 10,000 EUR (11,200 USD) and 54 points.
Belgian Eddy Merckx and Italian Marco Zanetti won the third prizes with 6,000 EUR(6,700 USD) and 38 points each.
Kim Haeng-jik from the Republic of Korea waspresented with the High Run prize, which earned him 2,500 USD.
Speaking at the awarding ceremony, UMB Chairman Farouk Barky said the seven-daytournament featured excellent cueists, especially Caudron.
He also spoke highly of host Vietnam for its successful organisation of theevent.
The UMB is the word governing body for carom billiard games, which have beenheld in Belgium, Portugal, France, Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Korea andVietnam.
Taking place from May 20-26, this year’s event drew 149 cueists from 18countries and territories across the world.
Vietnamese participants included Tran Quyet Chien, world No.3; Nguyen QuocNguyen, world No.11, and Ngo Dinh Nai, world No.14. However, they were allknocked out in the competition’s qualifying round.-VNA
Cueists of the Republic of Korea shone in the three-cushion carom category at the Asian Carom Billiards Championship 2018 held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 8, bringing home the top four prizes.
Close to 150 leading cueists from 17 countries and territories worldwide are gathering for the Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup, which will officially open in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25.
Vietnam’s top cueists Tran Quyet Chien, Nguyen Quoc Nguyen and Ma Minh Cam will join the Asian team to compete in the Ceulemans Continental Cup, held from December 14 to 16 in Bordeaux, France.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
Belgian cueist Frédéric Caudron wins the 2019 Carom Billiard World Cup. (Photo: VNA) 
