Ngo Dinh Nai eliminated from Asian Carom Billiards Championship

Thursday, 12:23, 25/04/2019

VOV.VN -Ngo Dinh Nai, a talented Vietnamese billiards player and ranked number 16 in the world, has endured a disappointed day after being eliminated from the three-cushion category of the 10th Asian Carom Billiards Championship.

Ngo Dinh Nai is eliminated from Asian Carom Billiards Championship (Photo: Kha Hoa/Thanh Nien)

Nai was defeated by fellow Vietnamese player Nguyen Trung Hau 39-40 in the final match of the qualifying round which took place on April 24.

Elsewhere, four other Vietnamese billiards players qualified for the next round.

They include world number six Tran Quyet Chien, world number nine Nguyen Quoc Nguyen, world number 22 Ma Minh Cam who won first place in the one-cushion category of the tournament, and world number 35 Duong Anh Vu.

Vietnamese billiards player Tran Quyet Chien

(Photo: Kha Hoa/Thanh Nien)

In the knockout round, Tran Quyet Chien is set to face Ma Minh Cam while Korean player Choi Sung Won, world number 16, will play Kim Haeng Jik, world number 15.

The two winners will then face off against each other in the quaterfinals.

Nguyen Quoc Nguyen is also set to meet Cho Jea Ho, a strong Korean opponent, who he has not beaten in their previous four encounters.

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