Bao Phuong Vinh met opponent Cho Myung-woo (South Korea) in the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup 3-band Carom Tournament with the match in Ankara (Türkiye) on the afternoon of June 14, Vietnam time.
After the quarter-finals, Bao Phuong Vinh is the only Vietnamese player to qualify for the semi-finals in Turkey this time.
Previously, Bao Phuong Vinh eliminated teammate Tran Thanh Luc in an internal competition in the quarterfinals thanks to a 50-42 victory.
Against player Cho Myung-woo in the semi-finals, Bao Phuong Vinh was very cautious in each set to control balls in order to score the best points.
However, Cho Myung-woo is the world's leading player in the 3-bar carom genre at this time. Therefore, through the rounds, Bao Phuong Vinh could not cause a surprise, so he lost overall with a score of 41-50 after 21 rounds of competition.
This year, Cho Myung-woo won the first stage of the 2026 World Cup in Bogota (Colombia) after defeating Tran Thanh Luc in the final.
In this tournament in Türkiye, Vietnamese billiards had a competing team including players Bao Phuong Vinh, Chiem Hong Thai, Nguyen Chi Long, Nguyen Hoan Tat, Pham Quoc Thuan, Nguyen Dinh Luan, Tran Quyet Chien, Tran Thanh Luc.
The tournament closed on the evening of June 14, local time.
Last year, in Ankara (Turkey), player Tran Quyet Chien won the right to enter the 2025 World Cup final but only won the runner-up title due to losing to Eddy Merckx (Belgium) in the final.
