It was thought that this would be an easy match for the pair Sophia Huynh Tran and Ho Tam, because both had excellent performances from the early rounds. In fact, the pair Sophia Huynh Tran and Ho Tam played very well in the first set and ended the first set with a score of 11-0. However, the pair from Taiwan (Hsuan Tsai and Maggie Chang) rose strongly in the second set to tie the score 1-1 with an 11-8 win.
In the deciding game, both pairs fought hard, fighting for every point. In the end, the Vietnamese pair played more calmly and won 11-9, thereby winning 2-1 (11-0, 8-11, 11-9) to bring home the precious gold medal.
Sophia Huynh Tran and Ho Tam play very well together.
Sophia Huynh Tran is famous as a talent in the tennis world, known as "Vietnam's Sharapova". She has only recently started playing pickleball but has performed very well, winning the mixed doubles and women's doubles Advance category at the Asian Pickleball Championship at the age of 18. In addition, Sophia Huynh Tran is also the only female member of the professional Sypik Team.
Sophia Huynh Tran
On yesterday's competition day (October 18), two members of Sypik Team, Truong Vinh Hien and Trinh Linh Giang, also excellently won two silver and bronze medals in the professional men's singles - the event with the highest level of expertise of the tournament.
Sophia Huynh Tran and Ho Tam on the podium receiving gold medals
Truong Vinh Hien (left) and Trinh Linh Giang (right) also excellently won 2 silver medals and a bronze medal in the professional men's singles event.
The PPA Tour Australia - Vietnam Open 2024 pickleball tournament starts on October 18 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau. This is a tournament with up to 254 players from Australia, the US, New Zealand, Thailand participating in many competitions such as: professional, open for many ages, from under 16 to over 50 years old participating, in the categories of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/sophia-huynh-tran-gianh-hcv-tai-giai-pickleball-danh-gia-ppa-tour-australia-185241019191809933.htm
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