Ankara, September 14th , 2023.
Was she inspired by Phuong Vinh Bao, the surprising men’s world champion? Or maybe by her Korean colleagues, such as Myung Woo Cho and Haeng Jik Kim? Fact is, that Lee Shin Young established herself as a top player this week, winning the world title convincingly in a final against Japan’s Yuko Nishimoto: 30-18 in 26/25.
Lee had eliminated the title favorite Therese Klompenhouwer earlier, and demonstrated her flawless stroke and tactical ability. She is way ahead of the other European and South-American ladies, one of so many young Korean ladies who have risen in the game in the past ten years.
Mirjam Pruim was a surprising semifinalist, but she had no reply to Lee’s scoring: 30-15 in 45/44. In the other semifinal, experienced Yuko Nishimoto from Japan bested Korea’s Kim Haeun 30-27 in 38/37.
Lee Shin Young will be a formidable opponent to Therese Klompenhouwer in the years to come. The Dutch five time world champion herself had said in interviews, more than once: “It would be good for the women’s game if there was more competition”, and she got her wish.
The billiards continues in Ankara, with two more title events: the juniors (15-17 Sept) and the artistic players (20-23 Sept).
OFFICIAL RESULTS
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FIVE&SIX LIVE AND RESULTS
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Ankara, September 13, 2023
Today in Ankara beautiful and strong matches were played, at the end of the day the semi-finals were played after intense battles.
Shing Young Lee wins 30-14 in 23 innings against Therese Klopenhower
Mirjam Pruim wins 30 to 12 in 40 innings against Gulsen Degener
Yuko Nishimoto wins 30-18 in 23 innings against PHUNG Kien Tuong Phung
Haeun Kim wins 30 to 23 in 46 innings against Andrea Cardona
The first semi-final match between Mirjam Pruim(NL) and Shing Young Lee (KR) will be played tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The second semi-final with Yuco Nishimoto (JP) and Haeun Kim (KR) begims 1 pm.
You can watch the World Cup final on AfreecaTV at 4pm, enjoy it!
Ankara , September 12nd 2023
Following the sensational win of Phuong Vinh Bao in Ankara, the women will have their World Championship from 12-14 September in the same venue. The juniors will be next, then the artistic players.
Therese Klompenhouwer is the #1 seed, and she has won the title a record five times already: in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2022. Wherever she plays, she must be considered the favorite.
Competition comes from eleven more ladies from the CEB, five from the CPB and six from the ACBC. The better-known names: Charlotte Sörensen, Danielle Le Bruijn, Gülsen Degener, Estela Cardoso, Jackeline Perez, Yuko Nishimoto and Turkish wildcard Güzin Mujde Karakasli.
The ladies will play to 25 points in the group stage, with equalizing inning, and to 30 points in the K.O. stage, without e.i. The shot clock is at 40 seconds.
All matches will be streamed by Afreeca TV.
