Like Youth reported, player Tran Quyet Chien was invited to participate in a friendly competition event organized by the China Billiards – Snooker Association (CBSA), to promote and develop 3-cushion carom content in China. Besides the number 1 player in Vietnam, the world’s top players such as Dick Jaspers (Netherlands), Tayfun Tasdemir (Turkey) and Cho Myung-woo (Korea) were also invited to attend.
Tran Quyet Chien received a lot of praise for his decision to drop the award in China
However, on the first day of competition (September 23), the match between Tran Quyet Chien and Dick Jaspers was integrated with the image of the “cow tongue line” on television. As soon as he received the information and talked on the phone with coach Nguyen Viet Hoa, the Vietnamese player decided to give up the tournament and return to Vietnam on the same day.
Compliments on Tran Quyet Chien’s personal page
Player Tran Quyet Chien left the tournament without informing the organizers of a specific reason, thereby showing a tough attitude towards China’s act of promoting images of violation of island sovereignty. Reader Hoang Thai agreed with the decision of the Vietnamese player: “I support Tran Quyet Chien’s decision. There is no entity that can violate Vietnam’s sovereignty! Hoang Sa and Truong Sa are of Vietnam!”.
As soon as Tran Quyet Chien posted on his personal page, announcing that he had returned home, he received many compliments from fans. “You’re so great! Proud of your national spirit and patriotism in particular, the billiards community in general and the entire Vietnamese people! Forever your idol!”, nick Nguyen Canh An commented on Facebook page of Vietnamese players.
It is expected that the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City will soon send a document to the World Billiards Federation (UMB) to clearly state the reason why Tran Quyet Chien cannot continue to play when images of violations of Vietnamese sovereignty appear. present at the competition site. The Department will also ask the federation to respect everything related to Vietnam. Previously, the President of the World Billiards Federation asked Vietnamese athletes to explain the reason for quitting the tournament.
