On the evening of September 27, Bao Phuong Vinh entered the round of 16 of the 2024 World Championship of 3-cushion carom billiards (World Championship) against Jeremy Bury from France.
Facing an opponent rated lower, Bao Phuong Vinh entered the game quite well and created a safe gap.
However, the unexpected scenario happened when Bao Phuong Vinh reached 47 points and only needed 3 points to win. The French representative scored 17 points in just 2 turns and won an unbelievable victory over Bao Phuong Vinh with a score of 50-47.
This defeat caused Bao Phuong Vinh to stop at the round of 16 and officially become the former champion of the tournament.
In the match on the same day, Vietnam's hope for the championship is Tran Quyet Chien facing Turkish player - Berkay Karakurt (ranked 16th in the world).
This match was quite slow. Both Tran Quyet Chien and Berkay Karakurt still didn't seem to be in their best form.
The match only really exploded in the 20th turn, when the score was 26-16 in favor of Tran Quyet Chien, the Turkish representative had a series of 13 points to lead 29-26.
After this point, Tran Quyet Chien continuously fell into a position of chasing the score. In the 36th turn, Karakurt scored 3 points, raising the total score to 49 and was very close to a ticket to the round of 16, but could not score the final score.
The Vietnamese player took advantage of the opportunity, scoring 3 points to win a thrilling 50-49 comeback, thereby entering the round of 16.
Another Vietnamese representative, Tran Thanh Luc, also excellently defeated Ruben Legazpi (Spain) with a score of 50-37, after 24 rounds.
In the round of 16 taking place tomorrow (September 28), Tran Quyet Chien will face Jeremy Bury, while Tran Thanh Luc will face Marco Zanetti (Italy).
