Five Korean three-cushion aces (Kim Joon-tae, Cho Myoung-woo, Heo Han-han, Kim Haeng-jik, Seo Chang-hoon) will compete to win the 76th World 3 Cushion Championship

Sep 24, 2024

The South Korean team participating in the 76th World 3 Cushion Championship, which will be held in Vintuan, Vietnam, from the 25th, is fighting at Incheon International Airport before leaving the country. The Korean team, consisting of Kim Haeng-jik, Heo Jeong-woo, Cho Myung-woo, Seo Chang-hoon, Kim Joon-tae, and Lee Jang-woo (from left), will try to win the world championship for the first time in 10 years. Courtesy of the Korean Basketball Association

All the 'Ace 5' from Korea's 3 cushion world will appear. They came together to bring the World Championship trophy to Korea for the first time in 10 years.

Kim Joon-tae (world No. 4, Gyeongbuk Sports Council) and Cho Myung-woo (world No. 5, Seoul City Hall/Silk Road C&T), Heo Jeong-han (world No. 11, Gyeongnam Dang-gu Federation), Kim Haeng-jik (world No. 12, Jeonnam Dang-gu Federation), and Seo Chang-hoon (world No. 33, Siheung City Sports Council) left for Vietnam.

It was to compete in the 「76th World 3 Cushion Championship" held in Vintuan, Vietnam, from the 25th to the 29th. There is a clear sense of goal to win the championship for the first time in 10 years.

Hosted by the World Carom Federation (UMB), the World 3 Cushion Championship will be held with 50 points from the round of 32 after a total of 48 players from 24 countries around the world participated in the group stage with a single 40-point match.

The South Korean squad is more fraudulent than ever. It is evaluated that it is composed of the best. It consists of Kim Haeng-jik and veteran Heo Jeong-han, Kim Joon-tae, who is currently ranked the highest in the world for the national championship as a professional golfer, and Cho Myoung-woo and Seo Chang-hoon, who are ranked the highest in the world for the national championship.

Four of the five players, Kim Joon-tae, Cho Myung-woo, Kim Haeng-jik and Heo Jeong-han, secured the No. 1 seed in each group. Seo Chang-hoon will play his first group match with Rayman Groot of the U.S. and Marco Zanetti of Italy on the 25th. Since he has been seeded well, if he shows his skills properly, he has a high probability of winning.

Meanwhile, this is the first World 3 Cushion Championship to be held in Vietnam. Vietnam's interest is also hot. In particular, defending champion Vietnam's Bao Fuong, who advanced to the final by beating Cho Myung-woo in the semifinals last year, will also participate and challenge to defend the title in his own country. One of the points to watch is the return match with Cho Myung-woo.

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