New milestone for 3-cushion carom billiards in Vietnam
Following Tran Quyet Chien and Tran Duc Minh, Tran Thanh Luc became the third player from Vietnam to win the 3-cushion carom billiard World Cup. In the exciting and intense final, he defeated player Tayfun Tasdemir with a score of 50-47 in 36 turns, shared the International Carom Billiard Federation (UMB).
In an article on its homepage, UMB emphasized that "Tran Thanh Luc has fulfilled his promise", after winning the first major international championship in his career. Previously, he won the runner-up position at the 2023 Asian Championship, second place at the 2024 3-cushion carom world championship in Binh Thuan...
UMB assessed Tran Thanh Luc as an "extremely talented" player, especially in the context of Vietnam having many excellent 3-cushion carom billiards players. The new World Cup champion in Bogota always shows two opposite styles. On the one hand, Tran Thanh Luc showed his solidity and discomfort in his playing style, causing even the great player Dick Jaspers to "discourage". On the other hand, he is sometimes willing to abandon caution to take a reckless hit. Thanh Luc did both of these things very well.
Thanh Luc's championship is the next memorable achievement of Vietnamese 3-cushion carom billiards athletes in the world arena. Previously, Tran Quyet Chien had won the World Cup 4 times; and was crowned with Bao Phuong Vinh at the 2024 team carom billiard championship. Meanwhile, Bao Phuong Vinh also made her mark with the 2023 world championship.
Tran Thanh Lucs victory emphasizes Vietnams dominance in the 3-cushion carom billiards event at the world playground. Bao Phuong Vinh's 2023 World Championship and the 2024 World Team Championship have given Vietnam a position in the top 3 in the world in this sport," shared the famous website about Kozom billiards.
For Tran Thanh Luc, the championship in Bogota helped him rise to 4th place in the world, right behind Tran Quyet Chien. In the Top 20, Vietnam has 2 other players, Bao Phuong Vinh and Chiem Hong Thai.
Things to know about Tran Thanh Luc
Tran Thanh Luc, born in 1990 in Phu Giao, Binh Duong. He started playing billiards in 2011 after completing his military service. Thanks to his talent and hard work, after only 2 years, Thanh Luc has made great strides in his expertise when he was in the Top 32 outstanding players nationwide.
To make a living, Tran Thanh Luc once had to stop playing and do side dishes at billiard bars. In 2019, he really returned, joined the Ho Chi Minh City team and started playing professionally.
Since then, Tran Thanh Luc has gradually affirmed his talent, shaping his own style even though Vietnam has many excellent carom players. In 2023, he won the runner-up position at the Asian Championship.
A year later, Thanh Luc caused a big stir when they finished 2nd in the 3-cushion carom world championship, only losing to Cho Myung-woo in the final. At the 3-cushion carom billiard World Cup in Colombia, Thanh Luc officially won the championship. On his journey to conquer glory, he defeated the tough players such as Eddy Merckx, Dick Jaspers, Tayfun Tasdemir.
