Chien defeated his countryman Ngo Dinh Nai (world No 30) in the final on May 27 to get the title along with EUR 16,000 in prize money and 80 bonus points from the World Billiards Union (UMB).
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Cueist Tran Quyet Chien, the first Vietnamese WC winner |
Second place Nai got EUR 10,000 and 54 points. The third place was shared by Caudron Frederic (world No.1) from Belgium and 2017 Asian champion Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (World No.15) from Vietnam, who received EUR 6,000 and 38 points each.
With total prize money of EUR 106,000, double that of the 2017 event, the 2018 Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup attracted 149 leading cueists from 17 countries and territories worldwide.
Among them are world number one Caudron Frederic of Belgium, world number two and defending champion Merckx Eddy, also of Belgium, Spaniard David Martinez, Japanese Yusuke Mori and the Dutchman Sam Van Etten.
Vietnam sent 18 cueists to the tournament, including 2017 Asian champion Nguyen Quoc Nguyen (World No.15), Tran Quyet Chien (No.18), Ma Minh Cam (No.17), 2017 Asian silver medallist Duong Anh Vu (No.26) and Ngo Dinh Nai (No.30)
This is the fourth time HCM City has hosted the Billiards World Cup.
Source: VNA