SEA Games 31: Vietnam win gold, silver in 1-cushion carom billiards

Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu andPham Quoc Tuan have won gold and silver medals in the 1-cushion carom billiardsevent at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

The finals were rescheduled after Tuan tested positive forcoronavirus one day earlier.

In line with regulations, Tuan could not participate in thefinal. As a result, he got the silver medal and his Vietnamese teammate baggedgold.

Two bronze medals went to Efren Reyes and Francisco DelaCruz of the Philippines.

Also on May 19, a series of billiards matches have beenscheduled, including the semi-final of the English Billiards 100 up between theVietnamese pair Nguyen Thanh Binh - Tran Le Anh Tuan and their Myanmar opponents Min Sithu Tun - Pauk Sa; and the quarter-final of 3-cushion carombetween Tran Quyet Chien of Vietnam and Efren Reyes of the Philippines./.

VNA