Cha Myung-jong (Incheon Metropolitan먹튀검증 City Sports Association), ranked 31st in Korea, won runner-up at the ‘2023 Taebaek Mountain Cup National 3-Cushion Billiards Competition’.
Cha Myung-jong competed with Jo Myung-wu Cho (Seoul City Hall, Silk Road C&T, 2nd place) in the finals held at Gowon Gymnasium in Taebaek City, Gangwon-do on the 6th and lost 22-55 in 30 innings.
The early part of the game showed the aspect of exploration. Jo Myung-woo started with the first ball and scored 4 runs in 1 inning, but Cha Myung-jong did not lag behind and caught up with him, showing a tense aspect. In the first 10 innings, both players recorded an average of 0 points, instilling tension.
Entering the 13th inning, the slope of the game began to tilt toward Cho Myung-woo. Cho Myung-woo scored 10 points in 3 innings from 13 to 15, while Myung-jong Cha only scored 2 points and the score gap began to widen. The first half ended with Jo Myung-woo leading with 21 innings, 15-27.
At the start of the second half, Cho Myung-wu ran away once again. In the 22nd inning, he scored 6 runs and widened the score gap to 16-33. As the long hits continued, Jo Myung-wu finished the game in the 30th inning.
Jo Myung-woo won the Donghae Cup 2022 National Billiards Competition held in November of last year, the World 3-Cushion World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in December, the 11th National Billiards Competition 2023 National Billiards Competition in March this year, and the 11th Asia Carom Championships in March this year. rose to
Cho Myung-woo will participate in the Ho Chi Minh World 3-Cushion Billiards World Cup held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from the 22nd to the 28th and challenge to win.