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Zhao Xintong becomes Asia's first world snooker champion after match-fixing ban

Zhao Xintong becomes Asia's first world snooker champion after match-fixing ban

Zhao Xintong of China became Asia's first world snooker champion after beating Mark Williams 18-12 in the final on Monday, completing a remarkable career turnaround following his involvement in the sport's biggest match-fixing scandal.
Vietnamese player exits Premier League Pool after making game day's most beautiful shot

Vietnamese player exits Premier League Pool after making game day's most beautiful shot

Vietnam cueists finish second at world championship for national teams

Vietnam cueists finish second at world championship for national teams

Philippines' number one player defeats 'Prince of Pool' to win Hanoi Open title

Philippines' number one player defeats 'Prince of Pool' to win Hanoi Open title

Philippines' Johann Chua defeated "Prince of Pool" Ko Pin-yi from Taiwan in the final of the 2024 Hanoi Open to clinch the title on Sunday night.
October 13, 2024 | 11:31 pm PT
World pool champion removed from European team for Reyes Cup after reversing stance on Vietnam ban

World pool champion removed from European team for Reyes Cup after reversing stance on Vietnam ban

Reigning world 8-ball pool champion Joshua Filler has been withdrawn from the 2024 Reyes Cup after he changed his stance about boycotting the World Pool Association for banning Vietnam.
October 7, 2024 | 11:39 pm PT
South Korean beats Vietnamese player to win 76th Three-Cushion World Championship

South Korean beats Vietnamese player to win 76th Three-Cushion World Championship

South Korea's Cho Myung-woo, ranked 5th in the world, has beaten Vietnam's Tran Thanh Luc, ranked 21st, to claim the title at the Three-Cushion World Championship held in central Vietnam.
September 29, 2024 | 09:06 pm PT
27 Vietnamese billiards players banned for one year

27 Vietnamese billiards players banned for one year

Vietnamese players who participated in the three-cushion tournament Hanoi Open 2024 at the end of August were all banned from competing for one year by the World Union of Billiards (UMB).
September 17, 2024 | 05:33 am PT
Top billiards players boycott world pool association, demand lifting ban on Vietnam

Top billiards players boycott world pool association, demand lifting ban on Vietnam

The world's top five billiards players said they will not participate in World Pool Association (WPA) tournaments unless the organization lifts the ban on Vietnamese players.
August 11, 2024 | 04:30 am PT
Vietnamese billiards players banned from international competitions due to conflict of organizations

Vietnamese billiards players banned from international competitions due to conflict of organizations

The conflict between traditional billiards federations and professional organizations has led to Vietnamese pool and carom players being banned from international tournaments by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS).
August 2, 2024 | 10:56 pm PT
Hanoi billiards federation fires back at international ban on Vietnamese players

Hanoi billiards federation fires back at international ban on Vietnamese players

Hanoi Billiards & Snooker Federation (HBSF) said the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) "has no legal basis and was being unfair" for banning Vietnamese players from international competitions for six months.
July 31, 2024 | 01:21 am PT
Vietnamese billiard players banned from international tournaments

Vietnamese billiard players banned from international tournaments

The Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) has banned Vietnamese players from participating in international pool tournaments, which also affects carom players.
July 30, 2024 | 05:42 am PT
Vietnamese billiards player achieves world number one position

Vietnamese billiards player achieves world number one position

Tran Quyet Chien has become the first Vietnamese player to reach the number one position in world billiards, according to the UMB ranking.
June 14, 2024 | 09:51 pm PT
Vietnamese billiards player criticized for celebrating world title win before shaking hands with opponent

Vietnamese billiards player criticized for celebrating world title win before shaking hands with opponent

Dutch billiards expert Bert van Manen criticized Vietnamese player Tran Quyet Chien for his post-victory celebration at the Three-Cushion World Cup, saying that it was unsportsmanlike.
March 5, 2024 | 05:40 am PT
These events defined Vietnamese sports in 2023

These events defined Vietnamese sports in 2023

Vietnamese sports provided a bevy of colorful triumphs and dramatic challenges in 2023, as well as many firsts.
December 25, 2023 | 03:08 pm PT
Vietnamese billiards player misses World Cup semifinals

Vietnamese billiards player misses World Cup semifinals

Defending world champion Bao Phuong Vinh failed to make the semifinals after losing to South Korea’s Kim Jun-tae after 23 turns in the quarterfinals at the Three-Cushion World Cup in Egypt.
December 8, 2023 | 11:31 pm PT
Vietnamese billiards player reaches first World Cup quarterfinals

Vietnamese billiards player reaches first World Cup quarterfinals

Defending world champion Bao Phuong Vinh defeated Colombia’s Daniel Morales in 26 turns in the round of 16 of the 2023 Three-Cushion World Cup in Egypt on Friday.
December 8, 2023 | 08:00 am PT
Philippine billiard legend Efren Reyes plays Vietnam again

Philippine billiard legend Efren Reyes plays Vietnam again

Philippine billiard legend Efren Reyes will play an exhibition match at the 2023 Hanoi Open Pool Championship this week.
October 9, 2023 | 07:13 pm PT
Vietnamese player quits China's billiards tournament after nine-dash line incident

Vietnamese player quits China's billiards tournament after nine-dash line incident

Tran Quyet Chien quit a billiards tournament in Shanghai, China, after a map containing the illegal nine-dash line appeared on live television of the game between him and Dick Jaspers.
September 25, 2023 | 03:15 am PT
Int'l media lauds Vietnamese billiard rookie for world championship

Int'l media lauds Vietnamese billiard rookie for world championship

Billiards sites and newspapers throughout the world have showered Vietnam's Bao Phuong Vinh with praise for winning the World Three-Cushion Championship despite only a year playing with the pros.
September 12, 2023 | 06:55 am PT
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