Tran Quyet Chien made an incredible comeback with series 26, setting a new record

Tran Quyet Chien sublimates

In the round 32 match - men's 3-cushion carom category of the HBSF 2024 Billiards Championship, which took place at noon on December 14 in Ho Chi Minh City, Tran Quyet Chien won convincingly against the reigning world runner-up Tran Thanh Luc. In the round 16, Tran Quyet Chien continued to face another formidable opponent, Chiem Hong Thai. Vietnam's No. 1 player made Vietnamese billiards fans admire.

Chiem Hong Thai was the player who played better in the opening phase. Right from the opening turn, the young player born in 1999 (holding the white ball) had a series of 7 points. In the 6th turn, Hong Thai had another series of 6 points to take the lead 15-6. The player who just won 3rd place at the 2024 Sharm el Sheikh World Cup - Egypt only needed 8 turns to bring the match into halftime, leading 20-12 against Quyet Chien.

Close-up of Tran Quyet Chien's 26-point series

An unexpected scenario took place in the second half, when Tran Quyet Chien played explosively. After the break, Tran Quyet Chien played the 8th turn and unexpectedly launched a series of 26 points that surprised everyone, taking a 38-20 lead against Chiem Hong Thai. In the 9th turn, Vietnam's number 1 player scored 2 more points to end the match, winning 40-20 and earning a ticket to the quarterfinals.

With this 26-point series, Tran Quyet Chien broke the national record set by Thon Viet Hoang Minh (with a 23-point series) in 2024. In addition, the player born in 1984 also broke his personal record, as this was the series he scored the most points in his career, in official tournaments.

Tran Quyet Chien sets many new milestones

Previously, Tran Quyet Chien's highest series in an official tournament was 22 points. This 22-point shot was performed by Quyet Chien in a match of the World Cup Sharm el Sheikh - Egypt in December 2022.

Not only that, scoring 40 points in just 9 turns (average 4,444 points/turn), including a series of 26, also helps Tran Quyet Chien likely win both the "best game" and "best series" awards at the 2024 HBSF billiards championship.

In the quarter-finals on December 25, Tran Quyet Chien will face Tran Van Ngan. This is also the final day of the HBSF 2024 Billiards Championship. The winners of the quarter-finals will continue to compete in the semi-finals and finals for the championship.

Chiem Hong Thai played well, but was unlucky when Tran Quyet Chien was too excellent.

PBA War in Vietnam

The men's 3-cushion carom billiards event of the HBSF 2024 championship featured five excellent Vietnamese players competing in the Korean Professional Billiards Association (PBA). Of these, only Nguyen Duc Anh Chien was eliminated in the first round, while Ngo Dinh Nai, Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, Nguyen Huynh Phuong Linh and Ma Minh Cam all advanced to the round of 16.

In the round of 16, Ngo Dinh Nai won convincingly against Nguyen Dinh Quoc, while Ma Minh Cam defeated Tran Quang Hung. The two players competing in the PBA will clash in the quarterfinals.

Billiard player Tran Quyet Chien lost the 2024 championship title for this unfortunate reason.

The champion of the men's 3-cushion carom billiards event at the HBSF 2024 Billiards Championship will receive 100 million VND in prize money. The runner-up will receive 40 million VND, and the third place winner will receive 15 million VND. In addition, there will be 2 additional prizes for "best game" (the match with the highest scoring efficiency and "biggest series"), each receiving 5 million VND.

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