Vietnamese cueist Bao Phuong Vinh exceled his teammate Tran Quyet Chien in the final of the World Championship 3-Cushion 2023 in Ankara, Turkey, winning the title for the first time in history on September 10.
Vietnamese cueists Bao Phuong Vinh and Tran Quyet Chien make world history at the World Championship 3-Cushion 2023 in Ankara, Turkey (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)🎃 - Vietnamese cueist BaoPhuong Vinh exceled his teammate Tran Quyet Chien in thefinal of the World Championship 3-Cushion 2023 in Ankara, Turkey, winning thetitle for the first time in history on September 10.
The final game saw a clash between two Vietnamesecueists - Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh - after the duo beat their opponentsin the semi-finals on the same day. This is the first time in history two Vietnamesecueists have qualified for the semi-final and final games at the worldchampionship. This is also the first time a Vietnamese cueist has triumphed atthe world tournament. Quyet Chien (World No.10) beat Turkey’s world defendingchampion Tayfun Tasdemir (World No.7) in a semi-final game, while Phuong Vinh(World No.21) stunned the Republic of Korea’s Cho Myung-woo in anothersemi-final game of the same day. The final game saw both Vietnamese cueists chase thescore, but stability helped Phuong Vinh continuously take the lead and finishthe game at 50-34, winning the championship title. Previously, Nguyen Duc Anh Chien finished second atthe 2019 world championship. By reaching the Ankara World Championship 3-Cushion2023 finals, both Phuong Vinh and Quyet Chien will certainly move up the worldrankings.
The Three-Cushion World Cup andWorld Championship are two tournaments from the World Billiard Union thatfeature the top players. While the World Cup can take place six or seven timesin a year, the World Championship is hosted only once a year.
💧 This year’s tournament took placein Ankara, Turkey from September 6-10./.
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Vietnamese cueists Bao Phuong Vinh and Tran Quyet Chien make world history at the World Championship 3-Cushion 2023 in Ankara, Turkey (Photo: VNA) 
