The first round of the 2012 National Billiard & Snooker Championship kicked off in the center Dang Nang City on April 10.

The tournament has lured more than 400 players from 15 teams, including Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Khanh Hoa, Dong Thap, Dac Lac, Dong Nai, Nghe An, Thua Thien-Hue, Can Tho, HCM city, Ha Noi, Binh Duong and the Army. They will compete in three-cushion and one cushion-carom, English billiards, billiards pool 9 balls and 8 balls events.

Binh Duong has set the target of getting 2 or 4 players in the list of top ten players at the tournament, which will close on April 18.

Reported by Long Vinh-Translated by K.T