The World Championship is the most prestigious tournament in the tournament system of the World Carom Billiards Federation (UMB). The 2025 World Championship takes place from October 14 to 18 in Belgium, gathering 48 excellent players to compete. Of which, the reigning champion Cho Myung-woo (Korea) and the top 16 players on the world rankings (the version with points in national and continental tournaments) are automatically eligible to participate. In addition, players also participate according to the quota of member federations: Europe has 13 quotas, America has 8 quotas, Asia has 5 quotas, Africa and the Middle East have 3 quotas. In addition, the organizing committee will award 2 wildcards to players from the host federation (Belgium).
At the 2025 World Championship, Vietnam billiards has 5 representatives competing: Tran Quyet Chien, Tran Thanh Luc, Chiem Hong Thai, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu and Bao Phuong Vinh. Of which, Quyet Chien, Thanh Luc and Hong Thai are 3 names in the top 16 on the rankings. Phuong Vinh and Thanh Tu are 2 representatives of Asia.
Vietnam Billiards has 5 representatives competing in the 2025 3-cushion carom world championship
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Accordingly, Quyet Chien is in group D with Lee Beom-yeol (Korea) and Luis Sobreyra (Mexico). Thanh Luc is in group F with Jose Miguel Soares (Portugal) and Pedro Gonzalez (Colombia). Thanh Tu is in group J with Carlos Anguita (Spain) and Heo Jung-han (Korea). Phuong Vinh is in group M with Luis Bahamondes (Chile) and Tolgahan Kiraz (Türkiye). Hong Thai is in group P with two Belgian players: Roland Forthomme and Bart Ceulemans.
The first Vietnamese player to take the field at the 2025 World Championship is Thanh Tu, facing Anguita at 8:00 p.m. (Vietnam time). Bao Phuong Vinh will meet Bahamondes at 10:00 p.m. Tran Quyet Chien will take the field at 0:00 a.m. on October 15. Tran Thanh Luc will take the field at 2:00 a.m. on October 15. Hong Thai will play his first match at 5:00 p.m. on October 15.
The matches of the World Championship 2025 are broadcast live on the SOOP Live platform (link: https://billiards.sooplive.co.kr/schedule).
Two billiards legends return
Notably, this tournament witnessed the return of Frederic Caudron. He participated as a player who received a special ticket from the host (Belgium). This is the first time the Belgian billiards genius has participated in the World Championship, since returning to UMB in May 2024. In the past, the player born in 1968 won the 3-cushion carom billiards world championship 3 times, in 1999, 2013 and 2017 respectively.
Details of the matches at the 2025 3-cushion carom billiards world championship
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Besides Caudron, the 2025 World Championship promises to be more dramatic with the return of the legendary Torbjorn Blomdahl. Previously, the veteran Swedish player suffered an Achilles tendon injury in May, causing him to miss many important tournaments. The Swedish legend has recovered and is ready to return to the most prestigious arena. Accordingly, Blomdahl participates as a representative of the European Billiards Federation. Blomdahl was born in 1962 (63 years old), owns a huge record with 46 World Cup billiards titles and 7 world championships. He is considered one of the greatest players in history, a living legend of the world 3-cushion carom village.
World Championship 2025 competition format
In the first round, 48 players are divided into 16 groups, playing a round robin to calculate points and rank. The top two players in each group qualify for the round of 32, a knockout match.
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