Tran Quyet Chien, 35, has become the first Vietnamese cueist to ever win the top prize at the Billiards World Cup after beating his countryman Ngo Dinh Nai 40-39 in the final of the recent Three-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup

Vietnamese cueist Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, 35, started participating in professional billiards tournaments when he was close to 30, but despite the late start, he has made his mark internationally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese cueist Tran Quyet Chien climbed to 12th position in the latest UMB World 3-Cushion Ranking as announced on October 18, the best world rating ever secured by a Vietnamese billiards player.