Vietnam claims bronze at Asian three-cushion billiards event
Ma Xuan Cuong of Vietnam bagged a bronze medal at the seventh Asian
Three-Cushion Championship, which ended in the Republic of Korea on
January 22.
Ma Xuan Cuong of Vietnam bagged a bronze medal at the seventh Asian
Three-Cushion Championship, which ended in the Republic of Korea on
January 22.
Cuong lost to Chi-Yeon Cho of the host country 35-40 in the semi-finals.
The title went to star player Haeng Jik Kim, 23, of the RoK, who beat all well-known players from the RoK, Vietnam and Japan.
Kim took his first major championship as a senior after winning four junior world titles. In the final, he defeated compatriot Cho 40-29.
Eleven Vietnamese players took part in the tournament, which also serves as a qualification tournament for the 2015 Three-Cushion World Cup, slated to take place in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City later this year.-VNA
Cuong lost to Chi-Yeon Cho of the host country 35-40 in the semi-finals.
The title went to star player Haeng Jik Kim, 23, of the RoK, who beat all well-known players from the RoK, Vietnam and Japan.
Kim took his first major championship as a senior after winning four junior world titles. In the final, he defeated compatriot Cho 40-29.
Eleven Vietnamese players took part in the tournament, which also serves as a qualification tournament for the 2015 Three-Cushion World Cup, slated to take place in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City later this year.-VNA
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