VietNamNet Bridge – Ta Quoc Bao won a berth at the last 16 round of the Viet Nam International Junior Championships - Becamex Cup in Binh Duong Province on Tuesday.

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Bao, who had studied his opponent’s game beforehand, won the first set easily 6-2. However, in the second set Shuto fought back to win 4-6.

Undaunted, Bao used the full width of the court to exhaust his opponent. The tactic worked and the local boy took the set 6-0.

Bao will next meet No 7 seed Kittibodee Singnil from Thailand in the last 16.

Meanwhile, Bao’s teammate from Binh Duong Nguyen Huu Hieu defeated Dang Ngoc Vinh 6-3, 6-1.

Nguyen Hoang Thien, also from Binh Duong, eliminated No 4 seed Japan’s Daichi Hayashi 7-5, 7-6 on Tuesday. He will next face Lee Tea-woo from South Korea.

In the women’s competition, Phan Thi Thanh Binh beat Yokosuka of Japan 6-3, 6-4. She will next play No 7 seed Wangtrakul from Thailand.

In the doubles event, Binh, paired with Do Dan Thi, advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating Japan’s Saki/ Momoko 7-6, 6-3. They next meet Huynh Phuong Trang Dai/Kobkanok, the No 1 seeds.

Tran Lan Anh/ Nguyen A Ngoc Van caused a sensation by beating No 2 seeds Thailand’s Khwanthiti/ Gornganok 7-5, 7-5.

(Source: Viet Nam News)