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Three-Cushion World Cup to open in Vietnam

Xinhua, May 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

Some 130 billiards players from 15 countries and regions, including the world's most outstanding athletes, are set to compete at the 2017 Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) Three-Cushion World Cup slated for May 22nd-28th in Ho Chi Minh City.

A total of 24 Vietnamese players, led by Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, ranked 12th and Tran Quyet Chien, ranked 15th in the world, will compete against over 100 foreign rivals.

The field will include the current world's top three: Dick Jaspers from the Netherlands, Daniel Danchez from Spain followed by defending champion Frederic Caudron from Belgium. The municipal Department of Culture and Sports on Friday confirms the tournament grand prize to be 52,000 euros.

The Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) is the official governing body for the Three-Cushion B worldwide. Endit