In Group C, after the victory over Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, Tran Quyet Chien continued to defeat Roland Forthomme (belgium) with a score of 40-37 after 28 turns. However, in the final match, the Vietnamese player lost to Martin Horn (Germany) with a score of 29-40. In the end, Tran Quyet Chien and Martin Horn won tickets to continue, while Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu and Roland Forthomme ( Belgian) were eliminated.
In Group F, Bao Phuong Vinh also won a ticket to the round of/16. He beat Tran Thanh Luc 40-17 after 22 turns, beat Tolgahan Kiraz (Türkiye) 40-31 and lost to Ruben Legazpi (Spain) 34-40. With this result, Bao Phuong Vinh and Ruben Legazpi won tickets to the next round.
In Group G, player Chiem Hong Thai made a great effort to get a ticket to the next round. After losing to Tasdemir Tayfun in the opening match, Chiem Hong Thai defeated Pedro Gonzalez (Colombia) with a score of 40-30 and beat Bury Jeremy (France) 40-37 to get a ticket to the next round.
In the knockout round, Tran Quyet Chien will meet Martin Horn again. Meanwhile, Bao Phuong Vinh will face Türkiye's Gökhan Salman, while Chiem Hong Thai will meet Ruben Legazpi.
In the history of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup, Tran Quyet Chien is the most successful Vietnamese player with 4 championships. Meanwhile, Bao Phuong Vinh was the world champion in 2023.
With 3 players participating in the round of 16, Vietnam continues to affirm its position in the world 3-cushion carom billiards village, confidently competing with some other strong countries such as Korea and Türkiye.
