Player Nguyen Van Tai makes his mark for the third time

BTO- On September 27, the knockout matches took place, and player Nguyen Van Tai (Vietnam) had his first match, bringing victory to the Vietnamese team against experienced player Miyashita (Japan). Thus, Nguyen Van Tai is the first player from Vietnam to enter the round of 16, meeting player from Colombia Jose Juan Garcia tomorrow (September 28).

Player Nguyen Van Tai

The matches taking place today are 50 points and not in the same turn, so each match is very tense, the players must have reasonable tactics and calculations.

The audience cheered enthusiastically for the players.

Nguyen Van Tai was the first Vietnamese player to compete today. His opponent was Japanese player Takao Miyashita. Given the importance of the match, the players started the game cautiously. The two players fought for each point and gave the audience some beautiful shots. However, in the decisive shot, the player from Binh Thuan calmly scored 2 points and won with a score of 50-41 after 43 shots.

Japanese player Miyashita chases fiercely

After the victory against Japanese player Miyashita, Nguyen Van Tai also thanked the fans and will try his best in the next match.

Player Nguyen Van Tai after a thrilling match with Miyashita

In the next round of 16, Nguyen Van Tai will meet Jose Juan Garcia from Colombia - who had an easy victory over Korean opponent Haeng Jik Kim. Meanwhile, another Korean player, Kim Jun Tae, also lost to the French opponent despite being rated higher.

Billiards player Mikael Devogelaere

Mi kael Devogelaere, shared: “ I feel very happy to beat Kim Jun Tae who is ranked 4th in the world so this victory means a lot to me. But in today's match he made a few mistakes and I think I was able to take advantage of the opportunity."

Nguyen Van Tai will meet Jose Juan Garcia from Colombia in the round of 16.

The French player also said that in the next match he will face a very strong opponent, Merckx from Germany, who easily outplayed his American opponent with a score of 50-11 after only 25 turns.

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/co-thu-nguyen-van-tai-ghi-dau-an-lan-thu-ba-124397.html