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Ho Chi Minh City World Cup
Blomdahl’s 26 was the highlight of the day in HCM
.Ho Chi Minh City, May 26th 2023.

The 60-year-old lion roared again. Torbjörn Blomdahl came to the table for his very first inning of the tournament and ran a magnificent 26, two points away from the world record. His run DID set a new world record high run in World Cups.
The Friday is always a tough and long day, with three matches for all 32 players. The main casualties who will not return on Saturday: Eddy Merckx, Haeng Jik Kim, Jeremy Bury, D.A.C. Nguyen.
Group A: Jaspers and Kiraz played a draw, but the loss of one point didn’t hurt either player: they both advance.
Group B: World champion Tasdemir never in danger, he was joined by Jose Maria Mas, at the expense of D.A.C. Nguyen.
Group C: Three wins for Jun Tae Kim, Marco Zanetti second in this group.
Group D: Excellent performance by M.J. Cha, second place for Horn. Defending HCM champion Merckx came up short, both in points and average.
Group E: Local hero D.T. Do Nguyen joins group winner J.H. Heo, at the expense of favorite H.J. Kim.
Group F: Sameh Sidhom (three wins) and Nikos Polychronopoulos head and shoulders the best in this flight.
Group G: Blomdahl group winner with 2.448, Q.C. Tran second with 2.609. Amazing play in this group, with Nelin and Bao as the victims.
Group H: Morales wins three times, M.W. Cho draws with Bury in a nailbiter for second place.