In this round, Tran Quyet Chien's bracket is considered very "heavy" with the world's top players such as Bao Phuong Vinh, Tran Thanh Luc (ranked 26th in the world) and Chiem Hong Thai (ranked 18th in the world). Quyet Chien's opponent is Tran Thanh Luc, who just entered the knockout round of the Sharm El Sheikh World Cup in Egypt.
Tran Quyet Chien unexpectedly stopped at round 16
The world's 26th-ranked player was the one who started the match better than Quyet Chien in the tense match. In the 5th turn, Tran Thanh Luc had a series of 11 points to lead 14/6. The match then became very tense as Tran Quyet Chien tried very hard to keep up with a very stable Thanh Luc.
Tran Quyet Chien's efforts to create a comeback were unsuccessful when Tran Thanh Luc excellently launched a series of 13 points to end the match with a score of 40/29 after 15 turns. With this victory, Tran Thanh Luc continued to compete with the young player who was ranked 3rd in the Porto World Cup, Chiem Hong Thai.
The 1999-born player Chiem Hong Thai also had a solid match against world champion Bao Phuong Vinh at the next table. After 24 rounds, Chiem Hong Thai won with a score of 40/24 to advance to the quarter-finals. The match between Chiem Hong Thai and Tran Thanh Luc will take place at 9:00 a.m. on December 15.
World champion Bao Phuong Vinh also stopped early.
Another surprise happened in the round of 16 when Dao Van Ly, who had just participated in the World Cup in Egypt, lost to Nguyen Huu Thanh with a score of 24/40. Meanwhile, Nguyen Tran Thanh Tu had a 40/24 victory over Nguyen Nhat Hoa to reach the quarterfinals and become a "strong" candidate for the championship.
On December 15, the Longoni Grand Final Cup will feature matches from the quarter-finals and the final at 3 p.m.
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