In the opening match of the Billiards Carom Championship of the World Team 2025 on March 13, the Vietnamese team had a record of winning against the Jordan team. Tran Quyet Chien won 40-19 against Mashhour Abu Tayeh, while Bao Phuong Vinh defeated Ahmed Al Ghababsheh with a score of 40-7. The achievement of the first round helped the Vietnamese team now stand at the No. 1 position in Group C.
In turn, the second match took place this afternoon (14.3), the Vietnamese team will meet the Belgian team. In turn, Tran Quyet Chien confronted Peter Ceulemans, and Bao Phuong Vinh encountered Roland Forthomme. Both matches take place at 17:00 (Vietnam time).
Tran Quyet Chien will encounter strong opponents in the remaining 2 matches of the world team championship
The schedule of the Billiards Team World Team on 14-15.3
17 hours, March 14: Tran Quyet Chien – Peter Ceulems, Bao Phuong Vinh – Roland Forthomme
2 hours, March 15: Tran Quyet Chien – Torbjorn Blomdahl, Bao Phuong Vinh – Nalle Olsson
Tran Quyet Chien encountered “legendary” Blomdahl
Unlike the first match, when the Jordan team was much weaker and there was no chance to surprise. Two players from Belgium are qualified and familiar faces in world tournaments such as World Cup Billiards. Tran Quyet Chien and Bao Phuong Vinh are expected to face many difficulties in the second match and the final result is very unpredictable. In theory, the two Vietnamese players are still more appreciated, but it is necessary to keep the stability and play the right strength to win.
About Tran Quyet Chien and Peter Ceulems, the last time these two men met were at the World Cup in Veghel (Netherlands) in October 2024. At that time, the number 1 hand in Vietnam won 50-37 against Ceulemans in the semi-finals, then continued to defeat another Belgian player Frederic Caudon to win the championship.
After the second match, the Vietnamese team will continue to play in the final match of Group C at 2 am on the morning of March 15 (Vietnam time), against the Swedish team. Tran Quyet Chien confronted Torbjorn Blomdahl, and Bao Phuong Vinh clashed Nalle Olsson. Blomdahl is considered the “legendary life” of the World Billiards Carom village when owning 46 World Cup championships with 7 times to take the throne in the World Championship.
