Vietnamese cueist earns $6,800 with World Cup bronze, jumps to world top three

By VNA May 27, 2025 | 07:19 pm PT

Tran Quyet Chien during the match with Berkay Karakurt in the group stage of the Three-Cushion World Cup at Nguyen Du Stadium, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on May 22, 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Duc Dong

Vietnamese cueist Tran Quyet Chien is in the second place in the UMB Events Ranking and is third in the World Players Ranking, following his third place in the 2025 Three-Cushion World Cup.

As a four-time World Cup winner, Chien was among the title favorites at the tournament organized on home ground from May 18-25.

He stormed to win in the group round and quarter-finals before being stopped in the last-four round by world number one Dick Jaspers of the Netherlands.

Jaspers went on to beat Korean Heo Jung-han in the final to take his 32nd World Cup trophy.

The champions brought home €16,000 ($18,200) and 80 points. Heo pocketed €10,000 ($11,300) and 54 points, while Chien took home €6,000 ($6,789) and 36 points.

Chien's achievement pushed him two steps up to the rankings, just below Jasper in the UMB Events Ranking, while he is after Jasper and Cho Myiung-woo of the Republic of Korea in the World Players Ranking.

The HCM City competition, which featured 149 players including many stars was the second stage of the World Cup series. They will next compete in the World Cup from June 9-15 in Ankara, Turkey.