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<Billiards> Seo So-ah fails to advance to the finals of the ”Las Vegas Women's Open” and fails to win for the second consecutive time... Japan's Kawahara also loses in the semi-finals
Seo So-ah (22, Jeonnam), who is ranked 4th in the world, unfortunately finished the tournament in 3rd place. At the semi-finals of the 2024 Las Vegas Women's Open held in Las Vegas, USA on the 25th,
She played an overwhelming match against Chesca Centeno (Philippines), the women's world champion pocket 10-ball champion, but had some bad luck in the tie-break and lost 3-4. With this, So So Ah's "
Her bid to win the Las Vegas Women's Open ended in the top four. In the semi-finals, Seo So-Ah completely overwhelmed Centeno in the match. However, a combination of bad luck kept us in the lead.
They tied the game and went to a tiebreaker. In a tie-break where 10 balls were placed on the head spot and each attempt was made, all three attacks were successful, but the fourth and final shot was unsuccessful.
The team failed to score and unfortunately lost. Centeno, who last year's champion So So-ah faced in the semi-finals, was in the round of 16 and faced "pocketball legend" Alison Fisher (
In the quarterfinals, he defeated Chou Cheiyu (Taiwan), ranked No. 1 in the world, 2-1, advancing to the semifinals.
However, contrary to expectations that it would be a close battle, Seo So-Ah excelled in all aspects of attack and defense.
Although he was in the lead, a combination of misfortunes such as cue misses and scratches at the end led to a disappointing loss. In February last year, Seo So-ah became the third Korean player to qualify for the World Pocket at this tournament.
By winning the ball tournament, he became a member of the "world class" team. Although this tournament unfortunately ended in the semi-finals, he showed his ability to overwhelm the world's top-class players and confirmed his further growth.
I was able to recognize it. On the other hand, Centeno, who advanced to the finals, faced off against Chen Shiming (Chen Siming/China), who defeated "Japanese strongman" Chihiro Kawahara 2-0 in the semifinals, and won the championship.
. Starting from the 27th, Seo So-ah will compete in the ``PBS WOMEN SHOWDOWN,'' an event to which only the world's top 16 are invited, which will be held at the same venue and aim to win.
2024/02/28 10:32 KST
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