Phnom Penh (FN), Sept. 21 – Srong Pheavy, Cambodian Snooker athlete, won a bronze medal in the 8th World 3-Cushion-World Championship Ladies in Izmir, Turkey, on 20 September 2018.
Srong Pheavy went through five games; she has beaten Japan, Germany and Denmark before winning Colombia. She lost to Japan's female athlete Orie Hida in the semi-final.
The gold medal goes to Netherlands's Therse Klompenhouwer after beating Orie Hida in the final.
Srong Pheavy’s victory is another pride for Cambodia under a two-month-old Cambodia's snooker federation.
Pheavy, from Tbong Khmum province, has beaten numerous Asian and European snooker players.
Winning the bronze medal, Pheavy will receive approximately $16,000 from the Royal Government of Cambodia.
=FRESH NEWS