Quyet Chien goes 17 points in carom 3 in the world team

In the game between Quyet Chien and Arnim Kahofer, the Austrian player entered in high form when he led 21-7 after only five innings, before the break. In which, Kahofer had six and eight points.

However, Quyet Chien demonstrated the level of the world's Top 10 player when he reached a series of nine points in the sixth round, reducing the score to 18-21. When the score was 20-22, the Vietnamese player scored 17 points, in which there were many muscle lines to create a favorable ball position.

The world record for the highest number of turns is held by four players Junichi Komori 1993, Raymond Ceulemans (1999), Roland Forthomme (2012) and Frederic Caudron (2013), all with a series of 28 points, according to billiard writer Bert Van Manen . Quyet Chien can only go up to 20 points at that time, because the game only hits 40 points.

While leading 37-24, Quyet Chien also performed at 38 with a stuffed cue to let the cue ball touch two short bands continuously, then roll to the long tape. The audience also simultaneously applauded the Vietnamese representative's shot.

Decisive Victory 40-30 after 12 rounds in this game, achieving an efficiency of 3,333 points per turn. In the match at the same time, Nguyen Duc Anh Chien led Claus Maurer early and won 40-27 after 23 turns. That means Vietnam won against Austria 2-0, receiving two match points.

In the second round of the group stage, Vietnam will meet Sweden at 2:00 am on March 10, Hanoi time. Quyet Chien will have the opportunity to collect debts lost to Torbjorn Blomdahl in the 1/8 round of the 3-band carom World Cup in Las Vegas on March 3. In the last round of the group stage, Vietnam meets Belgium at 0:00 on Saturday, March 11.

The world 3-team carom tournament started in 1981, so far it has passed 35 times. Since 1990, the tournament has always taken place in Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This year's 2023 tournament will take place from March 9 to March 12 with 16 teams, each team sending two players with high positions on the UMB ranking table. Vietnam with Quyet Chien and Anh Chien, in Group D with Sweden, Austria and Belgium.

Each team won two points, drew one point, and lost no points. The criteria for ranking the group stage teams are match points, game points and the most points scored, respectively. The top eight teams in the group stage will split into a knockout tie.