After losing to the 415th-ranked player in the world, Ho Chi Minh World Cup runner-up 김준태 ‘became number 1 in the world’
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During the World 3-cushion Billiards World Cup, 김준태, who is a member of the Gyeongbuk Sports Council and is quickly becoming a shining star for Korea’s Carom 3-cushion, finished in second place.
A ‘underdog uprising’ occurred when Kim Jun-tae defeated Tran Duc Minh (Vietnam), who was rated 415th in the world as of May 5th, in the final of the 2024 Ho Chi Minh World 3-Cushion Billiards World Cup. The match took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on the 26th (Korean time), and it lasted for 23 innings. They ended up losing by a score of 46-50.
The end consequence was that 김준태 had little choice but to be content with the second place finish in the World Cup. According to the global Carom Federation (UMB) global rankings, which are based on the points earned in the Ho Chi Minh World Cup, Kim Jun-tae demonstrated his determination by climbing to the top spot in the rankings.
In addition to finishing in second place in the 2023 World 3-Cushion Billiards World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 김준태 has been in fantastic shape, as evidenced by the fact that he won his first major competition at the 12th Asian Carom Championship this year.
The best player in the group, 김준태, moved to the round of 16 after recording an average of 1.949 throughout the group stage of the round of 32. This allowed her to get through to the next round. After that, 김준태 won the round of 16 by defeating Kim Dong-ryong of South Korea by a score of 50-39. In the quarterfinals, he comfortably moved to the semifinals by scoring 22 points against Frederic Caudron of Belgium, who is considered to be the “returned billiards king.”
During the semifinals, 김준태 prevailed against Burak Hashas of Turkey with a score of 50-32. Burak Hashas was a formidable player who managed to triumph against Dick Jaspers, also known as “Human Tape Measure,” from the Netherlands, and Eddie Mux, also known as “Veteran,” from Belgium. On the other hand, 김준태 did not fail to maintain the lead at any point, which increased the anticipation for the final.
It was not known who 김준태’s last opponent, Tran Duc-min, would be. Tran Duc Minh, who made it to the finals for the first time in the competition that began with the second preliminary round (PPQ), appeared to be no match for 김준태 because his global ranking was only 415th. However, 김준태 was able to overcome this obstacle and win the tournament.
김준태, who had a score of 16-25 when they reached the break time, fell behind by 17 points, 24-41, by the time the 18th inning was over. Tran Deuk-min had reached the break time. 김준태, on the other hand, scored seven points in the nineteenth inning and twelve points in the twentieth inning, which resulted in the game being turned around to 46-45 in the twenty-first game.
The individual in question is 김준태, who appeared to be on the verge of winning his very first World Cup. 김준태, on the other hand, was unable to gain an additional point, and as a result, Tran Deuk-min, who scored three runs in twenty-three innings, was able to take the victory.
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