Phuong Vinh makes good start at Veghel World Cup
VOV.VN - Vietnamese cueist Bao Phuong Vinh on October 24 got off to a good start in the opening pool match of the Carom Billiard 3-Cushion Veghel World Cup, which is getting underway in the Netherlands.
Vinh has been drawn in Group L alongside strong rivals Gurhan Kabak and Norbert Roestel, both from Germany.
The first pool match of the tournament saw the Vietnamese billiard player successfully beat Kabak with a score of 30-16.
Moving forward, Vinh will face off against Norbert Roestel at midnight on October 25 (local time) to earn a place in the third qualifying round.
The two other Vietnamese players participating in the competition, Do Nguyen Trung Hau and Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, also won their matches to progress to the next round.
The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organised almost annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB).
This year, Vietnam has sent five cueists to compete in the tournament, namely Tran Quyet Chien, Nguyen Duc Anh Chien, Do Nguyen Trung Hau, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, and Bao Phuong Vinh.