The 2026 national club billiards and snooker competition and national youth carom championship opened in Cần Thơ on October 1, SGGP reports. The events bring together 451 competitors from 13 units.

Four medal events cover men's three-cushion and one-cushion carom, women's three-cushion carom and an under-22 men's three-cushion competition. The national programme supports rankings and youth development. The opening report does not yet establish any champions.