In the quarter-final match that took place in the early morning of October 12 (Vietnam time), Bao Phuong Vinh met Egyptian player Sameh Sidhom. While the opponent was playing with poor form, Bao Phuong Vinh still maintained high efficiency, to win with a score of 50-27 after only 25 turns.
In the remaining quarter-finals, Martin Horn defeated Kim Haeng-jik (Korea) with a score of 50-41. Before that, Horn had a 50-45 victory over Tran Quyet Chien of Vietnam.
Glenn Hofman of the Netherlands defeated world champion Cho Myung-woo of Korea with a score of 50-37 to register his name for the semi-finals.
In the remaining quarter-final, veteran player Tayfun Tasdemir defeated Ruben Legazpi with a score of 50-46. This is Tasdemir's second memorable victory in the knockout round. Before that, he had beaten legend Frederic Caudron with a score of 50-28 after just 22 turns.
In the semi-finals, Bao Phuong Vinh will meet Tayfun Tasdemir. This is a big challenge for Bao Phuong Vinh, because Tasdemir is a very successful player in the world.
According to statistics from Kozoom, Tasdemir, born in 1975, has won 40 titles in his career, notably the 3-cushion carom billiards world championship and 3 World Cup coronations.
International media is very impressed with Bao Phuong Vinh's semi-final achievement, because he is the only remaining Asian player, after many other veteran athletes such as Tran Quyet Chien and Cho Myung-woo were eliminated. According to the carom billiards Federation's homepage, Bao Phuong Vinh is in good form, young and eager to win.
Kozoom also posted Bao Phuong Vinh in an article on its homepage, with the comment: The semi-final towards the championship is a competition between 3 European players and Bao Phuong Vinh of Vietnam. Bao Phuong Vinh is the only remaining Asian player in the tournament. He overcame Sameh Sidhom by a large margin.
The remaining semi-final will be between Glenn Hofman vs Martin Horn.
