Tran Quyet Chien missed the appointment with the prestigious billiards medal

On the afternoon of August 13, Tran Quyet Chien faced Martin Horn (Germany) in the bronze medal match of the 3-cushion carom billiards event of the 2025 World Games. Before that, Vietnam's No. 1 player had regrettably lost with a score of 39-40 to Cho Myung-woo (Korea). Meanwhile, Martin Horn was defeated 32-40 by Sameh Sidhom (Egypt).

Martin Horn continues to release series

Tran Quyet Chien took the initiative and scored 2 points, then had a series of 5 points in the second round to lead 7-3. However, Martin Horn was no pushover, responding with a series of 8 points in the fourth round, leading 13-10. In the seventh round, the German player continued to have a series of 9 points, leading 22-14 and bringing the match into the break.

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In this match, Tran Quyet Chien no longer showed the image of explosive play in the second half, which Vietnamese billiards fans are very familiar with. The Vietnamese player could not take advantage of the opportunity to score a series. Meanwhile, Martin Horn played solidly, scoring regularly and defending tightly.

After 19 turns, Martin Horn reached 38 points, while Tran Quyet Chien only had 24 points. At the end of the match, the German player had some mental problems and had difficulty finishing the match. In the next 6 turns (from 20 to 25), Horn only scored 1 point.

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Tran Quyet Chien tried to catch up but only reached 34 points, before Martin Horn scored the final point and won the match 40-34. Thereby, the German player won the bronze medal in the 3-cushion carom billiards event of the 2025 World Games.

The World Games is considered the Olympic arena for sports or events that have not yet appeared in the Olympics. Vietnam's number 1 billiard player is very eager to win the first World Games medal in his career. He was very close to this goal when he reached the semi-finals, then the third-place match. However, Tran Quyet Chien missed the appointment with the prestigious billiards medal.