At the awarding ceremony (Source: VNA) Binh Duong (VNA) - The International Three-Cushion Carom BilliardsTournament BTV-Becamex IJC Cup 2018 wrapped up in the southern province of BinhDuong on August 18, with Tran Quyet Chien of Ho Chi Minh City becoming thechampion.
Chien defeated Kang Dong-koong from the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the finalmatch to win the championship.
With the victory at theevent, the Vietnamese player affirmed his good performance after triumphed atthe World Cup held earlier in Ho Chi Minh City.
Duong Anh Vu, anotherplayer of HCM City, secured the third prize after beating Vuong Minh Thien ofthe host Binh Duong province.
Doan Tuan Anh, head of the Billiards and Snooker division under the VietnamSports Administration, said the event was a professional tournament, helpingVietnamese cueists improve their skills.
The three-daytournament gathered 64 cueists from Vietnam, the RoK, Japan, and theNetherlands.
Among the 59 Vietnameseplayers were the top three from the 2018 Three-Cushion Carom Billiards WorldCup held in Ho Chi Minh City in late May, namely Tran Quyet Chien (globalranking no. 12), Ngo Dinh Nai (global ranking no. 17) and Nguyen Quoc Nguyen(global ranking no. 14).
The tournament saw theparticipation of Kang Dong-koong and Seo Hyu-min from the RoK, as well asYoneyama Satoru and Miyahita Takao from Japan. All are well-known internationalcueists with outstanding performances to date.-VNA
VNA
