Right after the end of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup in Antwerp, Belgium, Tran Quyet Chien continued to stay here to compete in the world championship. This is the 77th time the most prestigious tournament of 3-cushion carom billiards in the world has been held. Tran Quyet Chien is considered one of the strong candidates for the championship.
The 3-cushion carom billiards world championship took place from 14 to 18 October in Antwerp, Belgium, attracting 48 players to participate. The players are divided into 16 groups, each group has 3 people. The players will compete for up to 40 points, selecting the top 2 players in each group to continue. After that, the 32 players will compete in the knockout round, with a score of up to 50 to choose the champion.
Tran Quyet Chien is considered one of the strong candidates for the championship, along with veteran opponents such as Dick Jaspers, Eddy Merckx, Cho Myung-woo, Tayfun Tasdemir, Marco Zanetti...
The draw results put Tran Quyet Chien in Group D with two less famous opponents, Luis sobreyra (Mexico) and Lee Beom-yeol (Korea). In the history of international tournaments, Tran Quyet Chien has won the World Cup 4 times, as well as the World Team Championship (with Bao Phuong Vinh), but he has not won the World Cup.
Tran Quyet Chien's best achievement at the world tournament was the runner-up position in 2023, when he lost to Bao Phuong Vinh in the final. Before participating in the 2025 world tournament, Tran Quyet Chien stopped at the first live round of the Antwerp Billiards World Cup, losing 45-50 to Martin Horn. Martin Horn was also crowned champion.
In addition to Tran Quyet Chien, Vietnam has 4 other players participating in the world tournament. In which, Tran Thanh Luc was the runner-up of the 2024 World Championship, after losing to Cho Myung-woo of Korea. In addition, Bao Phuong Vinh, Chiem Hong Thai and Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu will also compete in this world tournament.
Among them, Bao Phuong Vinh was a world champion and just reached the World Cup semi-finals in Belgium. He is highly appreciated by experts after setting 2 records in the recent tournament.
