Vietnam's No. 1 player Tran Quyet Chien (Group B) will start the 2024 World Championship on the evening of September 25, meeting Daniel Morales (Colombian). Against an opponent who was rated lower, the audience thought that Quyet Chien would have an easy win to have a favorable start. However, the Colombian player showed that he was not easy to bully, making Quyet Chien "sweat" to be able to win.
Tran Quyet Chien started the match with a 6-point series in the second round, then suddenly slowed down and even let his opponent take the lead. When the score was 10-12, the Vietnamese player threw a 10-point series to lead 20-12, and at the same time brought the match into the break.
Tran Quyet Chien had a smooth start at the 2024 World Championship
After the break, Daniel Morales came up with a very reasonable strategy when playing tight defense. This made it difficult for Quyet Chien to score points to increase the gap. After the 18th turn, the score was balanced at 23-23. In the final stage of the match, the Vietnamese player neutralized his opponent's tight play and scored more consistently. Quyet Chien ended the match with a beautiful series of 7, winning 40-30 against Morales after 22 turns.
This victory helps Vietnam's number 1 player get closer to a ticket to the round of 32 of the 2024 World Championship. Tran Quyet Chien will meet Kokkoris (Greece) at 2:00 p.m. on September 26 in the final match and decide the 2 tickets to the next round of Group C.
Bao Phuong Vinh is very close to a ticket to the round of 32 of the 2024 World Championship.
In the same match in Group A, defending champion Bao Phuong Vinh also had his first match in the 2024 World Championship against Takao Miyashita (Japan). The Binh Duong native had no difficulty winning 40-33 after 22 innings. Phuong Vinh will play the decisive match against Awwad Naser (Jordan) at 2:00 p.m. on September 26.
In another development, Chiem Hong Thai took the field in the second round of Group B. Hong Thai had won the opening match, so he played very confidently when facing the world's number 1 player Dick Jaspers (Netherlands). The Vietnamese player entered the match excitedly with a series of 12 points right from the opening round, then continuously created a 10-point gap against his opponent. However, the young player born in 1999 could not maintain stability and was unfortunately defeated with a score of 37-40 against Jaspers, after 21 rounds.
Chiem Hong Thai has finished 2 group stage matches and has a fairly high average of 2.081. Group B still has one more match, but with such a good sub-index (points/turn), Hong Thai is likely to have a place in the round of 32.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tran-quyet-chien-bao-phuong-vinh-cung-thang-dep-trong-ngay-ra-quan-giai-billiards-the-gioi-185240925210322716.htm
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