With the Asian Carom Championship heading towards the end, the quarterfinals and semifinals have been decided by sport.
On the 29th, the women's and U22 3 cushion group preliminaries and the round of 16 to 8 rounds of 1 cushion were completed at the Youth Gymnasium in Yanggu, Gangwon-do.
As a result of the match, South Korean players showed super strength in the U22 (under 22 years old) 3 cushion, while Vietnam was strong "as expected" in the 1 cushion. In the women's 3 cushion, two Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese players advanced and balanced.
In the U-223 cushion, seven players, including Cho Young-yoon, Oh Myung-kyu and Kim Dae-hyun, were named in the quarterfinals, and the Vietnamese player took the remaining spot.
On the other hand, in the case of one cushion event, Vietnamese players took the third place in the semifinals, and Japanese players took the place.
In the women's three cushions, South Korea, Vietnam, and Japan were in a tight race. In South Korea, three players from Park Se-jeong, Choi Bom, and Heo Chae-won advanced to the quarterfinals, while three Vietnamese and Japanese players advanced to the quarterfinals, two each.
Vietnam is also a 'one cushion powerhouse' with three players in the semifinals
◆U-223 Cushion 'South Korea's Super Power'…7 in the quarterfinals including Cho Young-yoon, Oh Myung-gyu, and Kim Dae-hyun
In the group qualifying round for the U-223 cushion, South Korea showed a strong performance as expected.
While Cho Young-yoon (Seoul) of the Korean national team has advanced to the quarterfinals by ranking first in the group with three wins, Oh Myung-kyu (Gangwon), Kim Dae-hyun (Gyeonggi Siheung Daeheung Middle School 3), and Yang Seung-mo (Incheon) also passed the group preliminaries by ranking first in each group. Kim Do-hyun (Sangdong High School 2), Kang Min-hyuk (Daegu) and Choi Jae-min (Seoul) also joined the group as second in the group.
Notably, Cho Young-yoon was the only player who won all three games and advanced to the quarterfinals as No. 1 overall. Kim Dae-hyun, the youngest member of the Korean national team, also advanced to the finals.
On the other hand, Song Yoon-do (Cheonan Central High School), Cheon Joo-young (Siheung), Kim Han-nuri (Hwaseong), Na Tae-hyung (Goyang), Oh Eun-seok (Chuncheon High School, Seolbang Tong High School), and Kim Hyun-woo (Siheung Daeheung Middle School 3) were ranked 3rd to 4th in each group.
Vietnam advanced to the quarterfinals with 2-1 losses, beating Song Yoon-do and Na Tae-hyung in Group A (Oh Myung-kyu, Song Yoon-do, Na Tae-hyung).
◆ 女 3 Cushion quarter-finals, Park Se-jung, Choi Bom, Heo Chae-won, and three South Koreans...3 in Vietnam and 2 in Japan
In the women's three cushions, Korea and Vietnam showed strong performance. Korea's Park Se-jeong (Gyeongbuk), Choi Bom-i (Kimpo City Sports Council) and Heo Chae-won (Hanse University) advanced to the quarterfinals by winning three games and ranking first in each group.
In particular, Heo Chae-won, who recently won two consecutive women's 3 cushions in the "National Land Jeong Joongang Cup," has won nine consecutive games from the National Land Jeong Joongang Cup, while Park Se-jung recorded an average of nearly one point (0.904) in three games. 먹튀검증
On the other hand, "Defending Champ" Kim Ha-eun (1st, Namyangju) and Park Jung-hyun (2nd, Jeonnam) were eliminated with only one win and two losses and third place in each group.
Vietnam, where four players participated, did well by reaching the quarterfinals with three players, and Japan, where six players participated, survived by Yuko Nishimoto and Noriko Fukao.
◆ Three players in Vietnam's semi-finals as 'one cushion powerhouse'...1 person per day. Korea is out
In the first cushion, Vietnam was strong, securing three spots in the semifinals. Japan took the other spot, and all Korean players were eliminated.
In the first round of the round of 16, Park Soo-young (Gangwon), strongman (Chungnam Sports Council), Lee Jung-hee (Siheung Sports Council), and Kim Dong-ryong (Seoul) were eliminated, while Choi Wan-young (Gwangju) and Cha Myung-jong (Incheon Sports Council) suffered in the quarterfinals.
In Vietnam, where six players participated, three advanced to the semifinals, while Japan had four players, but only Yoichiro Mori, the winner of the 2023 tournament, survived.
On the 30th, the last day of the competition, the finals of the three events will be held at 1:30 p.m. after the women's and U22 3 cushion semifinals and the 1 cushion semifinals.