Tran Thanh Luc won the thrilling final, becoming the champion of the Colombian Billiards World Cup

On the morning of March 3, Tran Thanh Luc faced Turkish player Tasdemir Tayfun in the final match of the Bogota 2025 Billiards World Cup. Thanh Luc's opponent in the championship match is very formidable, one of the world's top players and has won all the prestigious titles in the World Cup and World Championship. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese player is participating in the final match of a World Cup for the first time.

Tran Thanh Luc started the game very well, continuously leading Tasdemir Tayfun. In the 13th turn, the player born in 1990 had a series of 7, increasing the gap to 10 points (leading 22-12). In the 15th turn, Thanh Luc brought the match into the break, leading Tasdemir Tayfun 26-13.

Tran Thanh Luc won his first international championship in his career, in the UMB tournament system.

In the second set, reigning world runner-up Tran Thanh Luc continued to score consistently to maintain the gap in points with the Turkish player, leading 27-20, 30-21, 31-24, etc. In the final stage of the match, Tasdemir Tayfun began to rise up to shorten the gap.

The climax always comes in the last turns, when Thanh Luc reached 49 points and then missed the opportunity to end the match regrettably. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the veteran Turkish player, who now had 40 points, scored a series of 7 points.

Tasdemir Tayfun is a top player in the world, causing many difficulties for Thanh Luc in the final of the Colombian Billiards World Cup.

Fortunately, Tasdemir Tayfun missed the shot again. Tran Thanh Luc scored the final point on the 36th shot, thereby winning a thrilling 50-47 victory over Tasdemir Tayfun.

Tran Thanh Luc won the World Cup billiards for the first time. He also replaced his senior Tran Quyet Chien (who won the 2024 World Cup Bogota), becoming the reigning champion of the World Cup Bogota.

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