On the previous opening day (May 3), Tran Quyet Chien did not play well and had to squeeze through a narrow gap to win a ticket to continue. On the second day of competition, he fell into group B, considered the group of death, with Nguyen Duc Anh Chien and Ma Minh Cam.
Although it was predicted to have difficulties, Tran Quyet Chien had a good start against Nguyen Duc Anh Chien. Accurate handling helped him lead 29-5 after only 5 first rounds. Tran Quyet Chien continued to control the match to win the final 40-15 after 11 rounds.
However, in the second match of Group B, Tran Quyen Chien lost to veteran Ma Minh Cam, who won the 2011 SEA Games gold medal. The score of this match was 40-33.
Even though he admitted defeat, Tran Quyet Chien still won the ticket to continue. The reason is because in the remaining match, Nguyen Duc Anh Chien defeated Ma Minh Cam 40-30. All three players have the same 2 points (1 win) and must consider the extra difference. As a result, Tran Quyet Chien (2,147 points/round) and Anh Chien (1,279) won the first and second places respectively, moving forward. Meanwhile, Ma Minh Cam (1,273) was unfortunately eliminated.
Having passed two rounds of the group stage, Tran Quyet Chien continues to compete in the 1/8 round. Here, he defeated Cao Phan Triet Luan with a score of 40-24 to win a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Also entering the round of 8, the strongest player in the tournament is Bao Phuong Vinh, who is in very high form. Since the beginning of the tournament, the reigning world champion has not lost any match.
May 5 will be the last day of competition of the 3C HBSF Tournament. Both quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will take place on the same day to determine the champion.
The HBSF 3-cushion carom tournament is a tournament organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF) in collaboration with related units. The tournament brings together 36 top players from across the country such as Tran Quyet Chien, Bao Phuong Vinh, Ly The Vinh, Tran Duc Minh, Ma Minh Cam…