The 57-year-old curtain shop owner fought the “King of billiards and umbrellas” Minh Quan

(Sports news, billiards news) Player Tran Ty and national 1st ice champion Nguyen Cao Nhan Minh Quan had an extremely eye-catching match that caused a “fever” in the billiards movement in Vietnam.

The 60-point line of player Tran Ty before “King of billiards” Minh Quan:

This match takes place in the match for the quarterfinals in the framework of Tour 1 of the Royal Billiards Championship 2022, Cadre 47/2 category ending on March 28, competing in the format of 3 sets, winning 2, each set 60 points are not equal.

Tran Ty and Minh Quan created a spectacular match in the unique Cadre 47/2 genre

Player Tran Ty is 57 years old this year, is the oldest player in the tournament, with his main job being in the business of curtains. Meanwhile, Minh Quan is the national 1-ice carom champion, considered the “King of the billiards genre” and the top player in the carom libre village.

Yet in the first set, the old general, born in 1965, launched a base line to score 60 points to soon take a 1-0 lead, putting the national champion in a dangerous situation. Minh Quan showed his level at the end of set 2 in just one turn to level the gap.

Record holder Nguyen Huu Tu was crowned champion

Taking advantage of the previous title in the decisive set, Minh Quan once again shone with a very eye-catching 60-point shot to win 2-1 after 3 sets.

Cadre 47/2 is a very difficult genre and has many limitations for players to create large series. Therefore, the fact that two players in a row finished the set in just one muscle and Minh Quan’s impressive upstream performance caused a “fever” in the billiards movement.

Many consider this to be one of the best matches in the Cadre 47/2 genre ever. In addition, many compliments were given to Tran Ty when this 57-year-old player showed an impressive performance that made a player like Minh Quan have to show all his talents to win.

In the end in this tournament, player Nguyen Huu Tu, the player who holds the Vietnamese record for scoring 400 points in one turn in the libre category, excellently became the champion after defeating Nguyen Hoang Viet ( 60-9 and 60-51) in the final on the same day.

The best players of Tour 1 Royal Championship 2022

On his coronation journey, Huu Tu defeated many strong candidates, including significant ones like Nguyen Kim Long or Vo Phuoc Thanh. The championship brought Huu Tu 20 million VND in prize money.

Meanwhile, even though he only won the runner-up position with a bonus of 8 million VND, player Hoang Viet received many compliments when he overcame the “king of billiards” Minh Quan (quarter-final) and Tan Thanh (semi-final). Two players Vo Phuoc Thanh and Tan Thanh tied for 3rd place received 4 million VND.

Player Minh Quan received the “Excellent Series” award with a prize of a fighting cue worth 3 million VND. Tour 2 Royal Championship is expected to take place in May this year.