The semi-final match between Yen Nhi and Charlotte Sorensen took place on the afternoon of September 12. The representative from Vietnam started the match quite slowly, scoring only 1 point after the first 6 turns. Meanwhile, an impressive scoring performance helped Charlotte Sorensen quickly take a 9-1 lead.
After that, the Vietnamese representative had a moment to shorten the gap to 11-14. However, from this point on, Charlotte Sorensen suddenly accelerated and won the final match with a score of 30-15 after 32 innings.
The win puts Charlotte Sorensen in the final, where she will face five-time world champion Therese Klompenhouwer.
As for Nguyen Hoang Yen Nhi, although she lost in the semi-final, she still made history for Vietnamese billiards by becoming the first female player to win a medal at a world billiards championship.
With the bronze medal in this tournament, Yen Nhi will receive about 4,400 USD in prize money.
Nguyen Hoang Yen Nhi, born in 1999 in Da Nang. She is considered one of the top players in Vietnamese billiards in 3-cushion carom.
