In the final round (round 32) of the 3-cushion billiards carom billiards world cup Porto 2024 taking place from the afternoon to the evening of July 11 (Vietnam time), Tran Quyet Chien had 2 victories. Notably, Tony Tran had a spectacular comeback to defeat Frederic Caudron with a score of 40-38 in the second match of group B, thereby early winning a ticket to the round of 16 of the 3-cushion billiards carom billiards world cup Porto 2024.

In the final match of Group B taking place at dawn on July 12 (0:00, Vietnam time), Tran Quyet Chien faced home player Rui Manuel Costa. The world's No. 1 player had no difficulty completing the group stage with a perfect record of winning all 3 matches. After 24 rounds, Tony Tran defeated Costa with a score of 40-21. In which, the player born in 1984 launched 2 big series, 11 and 10 points.

Tran Quyet Chien is the first Vietnamese player to qualify for the knockout round (round of 16) of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup Porto 2024, with the first place in Group B. The remaining place in Group B belongs to Belgian genius - Frederic Caudron (second in Group B).

In the final match of round 32 taking place at 2am on July 12, Vietnamese billiards had 3 players competing for the ticket to the next round: Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu, Tran Thanh Luc and Chiem Hong Thai. Meanwhile, Bao Phuong Vinh also played the final match but only for formality, because this player had stopped early after 2 consecutive losses.

Chiem Hong Thai is the first person to follow in the footsteps of his senior Tran Quyet Chien to enter the knockout round. The player born in 1999 entered the next round with 2 wins (against Sameh Sidhom and Peter De Backer), 1 loss (against Marco Zanetti).

Tran Thanh Luc and Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu also advanced to the knockout round. Thanh Luc defeated Bao Phuong Vinh and Sevenventas respectively, and lost to Eddy Merckx. Meanwhile, Thanh Tu defeated Kim Jun-tae, drew with Tolgahan Kiraz, and lost to Martin Horn.

Vietnam Billiards has up to 4 players participating in the knockout round of the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup Porto 2024. This knockout round will be competed from the afternoon of July 12.