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| Vietnamese cueist Nguyen Quoc Nguyen. — Photo kozoom.com |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Vietnamese cueist Nguyen Quoc Nguyen has booked a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Carom Billiard three-Cushion - Survival 3C Masters tournament in Incheon, South Korea.
Nguyen, who is world No 9, topped Group C with 110 points after two matches. Kang Dong Koong, world No 28, was runner-up with 62 points.
Other Vietnamese representatives Tran Quyet Chien (world No 6) only finished in third place in Group A with 41 points while Ngo Dinh Nai (world No 14) was last in Group D with 26 points.
Chien and Nai still have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals if they win their play-off matches.
The event, which has a prize purse of US$241,600, has attracted the top 24 players in the world.
The winner will receive US$50,000 while the runners-up will get $21,000. — VNS
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