Entering the match, Kim Haeng Jik started better with 6 points and 5 points to lead 13-5.After Bao Phuong Vinh narrowed the gap to 13-15, Kim Haeng Jik continued to break away to lead 27-15 after the 1st round.
Right at the beginning of the 2nd round, Bao Phuong Vinh excellently launched a 10 point shot, significantly narrowing the gap to only 25-27.However, immediately after that, Kim Haeng Jik immediately responded with an 8 point shot to continue to widen the gap.
Bao Phuong Vinh played very hard, continuing to have a 7-point series to chase his opponent. However, Kim Haeng Jik played extremely well, completely breaking the difficult passes created by the Vietnamese player. In the end, Kim Haeng Jik won 50-42 after 23 passes, thereby winning the Asian 3D carom championship 2026. Although only winning the runner-up title, Bao Phuong Vinh also had a commendable tournament.
Previously, Bao Phuong Vinh was the first Vietnamese player to win the 3-cushion carom billiards championship at the world championship. In addition, he and Tran Quyet Chien also helped Vietnam win the world team 3-cushion carom championship, after winning against Spain narrowly 15-14 in the tie-break final in 2024.
At the 2026 Asian Carom Championship, Bao Phuong Vinh played very well from the knockout round. In the first knockout round, the Vietnamese player eliminated the defending champion of the tournament, who is also the world No. 1 player Cho Myung Woo (Korea).
The Korean star led with a score difference of 28-11 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, Cho Myung Woo kept a gap of 33-21. However, after that, Bao Phuong Vinh played explosively, narrowing the score to 32-36.
With a 10-point series at the end of the match, the former World Championship champion equalized the gap 47-47 before taking another 3-point shot to win 50-47 after 30 shots.
In the quarterfinals held at noon on May 8, Bao Phuong Vinh quickly defeated Korean player Son Jun Hyuk with a score of 50-16 after 19 sets. In the semi-finals, Bao Phuong Vinh won with a score of 50-40 after 28 sets against senior player Tran Thanh Luc, after having a series of 15 consecutive impressive points.
At the 2026 Asian Carom Championship, Vietnamese player Tran Quyet Chien stopped early in the first knockout round after losing to Kim Haeng Jik (Korea) with a score of 28-50 after 22 turns.
The 2026 Asian Carom Billiards Championship takes place at Ho Xuan Huong Gymnasium (Xuan Hoa ward, Ho Chi Minh City) from July 7th to 10th. In which the 3-band carom event takes place in two days, July 7th and 8th. 5.
The remaining three events including U22 3-band carom, women's 3-band carom and 1-band carom take place from September 9th to 10th. 5.
