VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese player maintained the score of 331.25 after two tournaments in South Korea, but other players behind him on the ITF junior ranking made powerful advances, so he dropped to 101st in the latest ITF junior rankings.

Prior to the ITF Seogwipo Junior tournament, Nam ranked 94th in the world. At this tournament, he entered the third round and maintained the 30 points that he won last year so his score did not change.

However, the players behind him on the ITF rankings made big moves thanks to their good performances at the tournament. For example, Chung Yunseong scored 180 points and jumped from 153th to 60th in the world. Two players in the semifinals - Marc Polmans and Yusuke Takahashi also gained 27 and 30 spots up on the junior rankings after having 80 points from this event.

Ly Hoang Nam failed to win a ticket to the quarterfinals so he could not improve his position. Just entering the quarter-finals, Hoang Nam would have ranked 84th.

To win a card to the Junior Grand Slam, Hoang Nam must be in the top 48. In the current situation, he will have to compete in the qualifier round.

Hoang Nam is actively training to prepare for the Yucatan Cup, which will take place in Mexico from November 25-30. This is a major tournament, with the participation of Filippo Baldi (Italy, 8th player in the ITF Junior rankings) so it is highly competitive.

Hoang Nam is the 13th seed. If he enters the quarter-finals, Hoang Nam will get about 60 points and will definitely return to the Top 100.

Nam Nguyen