In Seoul, South Korea, the 46-year-old, ranked ninth by the Professional Billiards Association (PBA), beat local player Sam Il Seo (8th rank) 3-1 (15/9, 15/2, 4/15, 15/7) on Monday to advance to the knockout round.
He earlier had mixed results against two other Koreans, beating Kim Ki Hyok (24th) 3-2 and losing 2-3 to Tae Jun Oh (25th).
Though both Cam and Oh had two wins and a loss in the elimination round, the Vietnamese topped group H with a higher average per inning, 1,532 to Oh’s 1,382.
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Ma Minh Cam at the ongoing PBA World Championship billiards tournament in South Korea in which he has entered the knockout round. Photo courtesy of Billiard Vietnam. |
He plays Oh Seong Uk (4th) on Thursday for a place in the quarter-finals.
Cam is the only Vietnamese in the championship that will go on until March 6. He has been in Korea since last July, playing in a series of tournaments.
The PBA World Championship attracted 32 cueists who were divided into eight groups of four, with the winner of each advancing to the quarter-finals.
The event boasts the largest prize money ever offered, 400 million won ($356,600).