The 2025 3-cushion carom billiards world championship ended in the early morning of October 19 (Vietnam time), with Frederic Caudron's 50-47 victory over Eddy Merckx. This is a memorable victory for Caudron, who had a period of switching to playing in the Korean PBA tournament.
He has returned to the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB) tournaments for the past two years and has shown impressive form at the world tournament. By defeating Eddy Merckx, Caudron won the world championship for the 4th time after 1999 (Bogota), 2013 (Antwerp) and 2017 (Santa Cruz).
In addition, Caudron's championship and the final result of the world championship also affected UMB's rankings. According to the latest update, with the runner-up and 81 points, Eddy Merckx has risen to world No. 1 with a total score of 389, surpassing Cho Myung-woo (Korea). Frederic Caudron received 120 reward points, thereby increasing 14 places, from 23rd to 9th in the world.
For Vietnamese players, they are all relegated from before the world tournament started. Tran Quyet Chien was deducted 12 points, down to 317 points, falling from 3rd to 5th in the world. In the last tournament, Tran Quyet Chien was eliminated in the third round.
Tran Thanh Luc, the runner-up of the 2024 world championship, also had many points deducted and fell from 9th to 12th in the world. In the recent tournament, Tran Thanh Luc was eliminated in the round of 16.
Bao Phuong Vinh was added 12 points compared to last week, but his ranking has not changed, when he ranked 17th in the world. Chiem Hong Thai fell from 18th to 25th place after the world tournament.
Vietnamese players still have a chance to improve their rankings in 2025 when there are still 2 World Cup stages in Korea from November 3 to 9, 2025 and Egypt from December 7 to 13, 2025.
