Tran Quyet Chien wins impressively in comeback victory, Thanh Luc defeats strong opponent.

Tran Quyet Chien makes a spectacular final sprint.

At the 2024 Veghel World Cup finals, Group B has attracted the most attention, featuring three Vietnamese players: Tran Quyet Chien, Tran Thanh Luc, and Le Thanh Tien. The remaining player is the Dutch home player, Glenn Hofman. Compared to the initial schedule, the Round of 32 matches have changed, with Tran Quyet Chien facing Le Thanh Tien and Tran Thanh Luc clashing with Hofman in the first round.

The internal match between the two Vietnamese players, Tran Quyet Chien and Le Thanh Tien, unfolded at a rather slow pace. After the first four turns, Tran Quyet Chien only had 4 points. Meanwhile, it wasn't until the fourth turn that Le Thanh Tien scored a series of 4 points to equalize the score at 4-4. In the seventh turn, Le Thanh Tien took the lead for the first time, 6-5. The subsequent events saw a fierce chase by Tran Quyet Chien. It wasn't until the 13th turn that Quyet Chien scored a series of 5 points to overtake and take the lead 18-15 against Thanh Tien.

Tran Quyet Chien had a great sprint to win his opening match against fellow countryman Le Thanh Tien.

In the 14th inning, Tran Quyet Chien took the match to halftime with a 22-15 lead. Entering the second half, the number one Vietnamese player was once again outmatched. While trailing 21-27, Le Thanh Tien unexpectedly scored a series of 7 points to take the lead 28-27 after the 23rd inning. But immediately afterwards, in the 24th inning, Tran Quyet Chien responded strongly by scoring 7 points and regaining the lead 34-28.

Tran Quyet Chien made a spectacular comeback, scoring another 6-point series in the 25th inning to reach 40 points. Le Thanh Tien tried hard in the backhand but only managed an 8-point series, and narrowly lost 38-40 to Quyet Chien.

Tran Thanh Luc defeated the strong home player.

In the other match of Group B, Tran Thanh Luc continued to show his strong form against the formidable home player, Glenn Hofman. In the third inning, Thanh Luc had a series of 7 to take a 12-7 lead. From then on, the Vietnamese player completely controlled the match. The reigning world runner-up led 22-11 before the match went into halftime.

Tran Thanh Luc's scoring pace slowed down somewhat in the second half. However, Glenn Hofman was also not in his best form to capitalize on the Vietnamese player's mistakes. Tran Thanh Luc reached 40 points in the 21st inning. The Dutch player, after his opening serve, only managed to score 1 point, ultimately losing 31-40 to Thanh Luc.

Tran Thanh Luc defeated home player Glenn Hofman in his opening match of the round of 32.

In Group A, the player attracting attention was Frederic Caudron. The player nicknamed "the genius" trailed Abdin (Egypt) for most of the match. However, in the final stages, the Belgian player performed better to come back and win 40-32 against Abdin after 28 innings.

In the main draw of the 2024 Veghel World Cup, 32 players are divided equally into 8 groups (4 players per group), competing in a single round-robin format. Matches are played to 40 points, with all players in the same innings. The top two players from each group advance to the round of 16 (knockout).

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