Caudron's genius is so good, Vietnam's phenomenon is 'decoded'

In the round of 16 match of the 3-cushion billiards World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City 2024, which took place from noon on May 25, Frederic Caudron will face off against prodigy Cho Myung-woo again. In the second meeting, Cho Myung-woo played much better than in the round of 32 match, when he lost 25-40 to Caudron. The Korean player had a few moments when he led his opponent. However, the Belgian player showed his class and did not give Cho Myung-woo a chance to "get revenge".

In the end, Caudron defeated Cho Myung-woo 50-41 after 26 rounds. The player nicknamed “genius” won a ticket to the quarterfinals of the 3-cushion carom World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City 2024.

Caudron showed convincing form with the second consecutive victory against Cho Myung-woo

Also in the round of 16, the phenomenon of Vietnamese 3-cushion carom Nguyen Chi Long was "decoded". Chi Long tried his best, but could not create a surprise against the 13-time World Cup champion Eddy Merckx (Belgian). The Vietnamese player lost 32-50 and stopped in the round of 16. However, this is considered a very successful tournament for Chi Long. The Dong Nai player left many strong impressions in the hearts of fans, when he launched a series of 20 points (the highest at the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City World Cup so far) and defeated the "living legend" of world 3-cushion carom billiards Blomdahl (Sweden).

The biggest surprise in the round of 16 was that the world's number 1 player Dick Jaspers lost 30-50 to young talent Burak Hashas (Turkey, born in 2006). Dick Jaspers (born in 1965, Netherlands) is one of the best players in the world with 29 World Cup titles and 5 World Championship titles.

Chi Long could not create a surprise against the excellent Merkcx.

In the remaining match of the round taking place at 12 o'clock today, Kim Jun-tae won Kim Dong-ryong 50-39.

In the quarter-finals, two pairs have been set so far: Hashas vs. Eddy Merkcx, Caudron vs. Kim Jun-tae.

Veteran Jaspers was surprisingly eliminated by an 18-year-old player.

The quarter-finals of the 3-cushion carom World Cup Ho Chi Minh City 2024 will be competed from 5:00 p.m. today (May 25).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/world-cup-billiards-thien-tai-caudron-qua-hay-hien-tuong-cua-viet-nam-bi-giai-ma-185240525135544316.htm