As the latest Vietnamese player to compete in the round of 32, Bao Phuong Vinh did not disappoint everyone. He still maintains his high form, which has been demonstrated since the World Cup and extended to the group stage of the world tournament.
After only the first 9 turns, Bao Phuong Vinh led the opponent with a score of 22-6. The Vietnamese player had impressive series, scoring 6, 10 and 5 points respectively, thereby creating a relatively safe gap.
The more they played, the more Bao Phuong Vinh showed their superiority over their opponents. He scored very evenly and increasingly increased the gap, from 40-16 to 44-22. With a safe distance, Bao Phuong Vinh easily won with a score of 50-28 after 26 turns.
Post-match statistics show that Bao Phuong Vinh has a scoring efficiency of up to 1,923, with the best turn scoring 10 points. With what he has shown, the Vietnamese player receives high expectations in this year's tournament. He can completely repeat the world championship achievement he did in 2023.
In the next round of this year's world tournament, Bao Phuong Vinh will continue to meet a Turkish player - Berkay Karakurt.
Along with the right to continue are a number of other world-famous players such as Frederic Caudron, Marco Zanetti, Eddy Merckx... Meanwhile, some other famous names such as Torbjörn Blomdahl, Dick Jaspers, Tayfun Tasirdemir, Ryuuji umeda and even Tran Quyet Chien of Vietnam have been eliminated.
In addition to Bao Phuong Vinh, Vietnam has another player continuing his journey in the world tournament, Tran Thanh Luc, who won with a score of 50-38 against veteran player of Japan umeda Ryuuji. With this result, Tran Thanh Luc will meet Martin Horn - the player who just won the 3-cushion carom billiards World Cup in Belgium last week.
