HBSF billiards championship – MIN Table 2024 officially opens from December 21 in Ho Chi Minh City. Among them, the competition that attracts the greatest attention from fans is the men’s 3-band carom. This tournament has the participation of many excellent players in the Vietnamese 3-cushion billiards industry such as: Tran Quyet Chien, Tran Thanh Luc, Tran Duc Minh, Chiem Hong Thai, Bao Phuong Vinh, Ngo Dinh Nai, Nguyen Quoc Nguyen , Nguyen Duc Anh Chien, Ma Minh Cam…
The first round of the 3-cushion carom event had a total of 64 players competing, competing in a 2-loss format, with each match reaching 35 points and not having the same chance. The 32 players who pass the first round will compete in the knock-out round (each match gets 40 points).
Round of 64 players compete on 2 days, December 21 and 22. On the first day, Tran Quyet Chien played and excellently won both matches, thereby winning a ticket to continue to round 32 (taking place on December 24). In the opening match, Quyet Chien successfully “collected his debt”, defeating PBA player (Korean professional billiards tournament) Nguyen Duc Anh Chien 35-29. In the second match, Quyet Chien dramatically won Ho Quan Thai with a score of 35-33, after 28 chances.
Tran Quyet Chien entered the knockout round (32 players) with a record of 2 wins
Ngo Dinh Nai also impressed, also advancing to round 32 with a winning record. The player playing for the PBA won a breathtaking victory over Nguyen Van Tung Em 35-33 after 23 shots, and continued to beat Tran Quoc Vinh 35-20 after 24 shots. In particular, when meeting Quoc Vinh, Ngo Dinh Nai had a series of 9 points to end the match coldly.
Up to this point, the men’s 3-band carom event has identified 16 players in round 32, including prominent names such as Tran Quyet Chien, Ngo Dinh Nai, Chiem Hong Thai, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, Ly The Vinh …
Ngo Dinh Nai is in quite high form
There were also surprises that happened on the competition day December 21, when the 2023 world champion Bao Phuong Vinh and Nguyen Duc Anh Chien stopped early.
Round 64 will continue to compete on December 22, to find 16 more players who will participate in round 32. Notable faces who will appear on the field on December 22 include: Tran Duc Minh, Ma Minh Cam, Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, Tran Thanh Luc…
