The semi-final match of the 3-cushion billiards world individual championship took place on the afternoon of September 29, between the only player of the home team Vietnam left in the tournament, Tran Thanh Luc, and the current world number 1 "cue god" from the Netherlands, Dick Jaspers. Entering the match, Tran Thanh Luc was rated much lower than his opponent, not only on the current world rankings, but also compared to Dick Jaspers' outstanding performance in this tournament. In the first rounds, Dick Jaspers easily scored many points to keep the distance from Tran Thanh Luc - the home team Vietnam. However, Tran Thanh Luc calmly scored important points to keep up with his opponent.

The surprise started to happen in the 9th round when Tran Thanh Luc scored a series of 7 points to surpass the world's number 1 player 26-15. From then on, Tran Thanh Luc confidently scored more points, leaving his opponent far behind. The climax was in the 13th round, when Tran Thanh Luc surpassed the world's number 1 "god of cues" by a distance of 40-20. In the final rounds, both of them contributed magical strokes, under the enthusiastic applause of hundreds of fans watching live. Tran Thanh Luc ended the match in the 16th round, with an overwhelming score over the world's number 1 player from the Netherlands, Dick Jaspers, with a final score of 50-32. The first semi-final match of the tournament took place earlier, with an overwhelming victory of Korean player Cho Myung Woo over Belgian player Eddy Merckx, with the final result being 50-35 after 24 rounds. The final match of the 76th World Individual 3-Cushion Carom Billiards Championship will take place at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, September 29, between two young Korean players Cho Myung Woo and the host Vietnamese player Tran Thanh Luc in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province.

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