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Vietnamese players win a gold medal at the Women and Junior Pentaque World Championship 2023. (Photo: Thanhnien.vn)

The final match saw the Vietnamese players get off to a good start as they defeated the hosts Thailand 3-0, before then racing ahead into a 6-1 lead.

However, their Thai opponents quickly came back to level the score at 6-6 a few minutes later.

Vietnam dominated the game in the second set with a score of 11-8, although Thailand were able to reverse the situation to get the score to 12-11 in favour of the hosts.

Through great determination, the Vietnamese players managed to sneak ahead and finish with a score of 13-12 in the final minutes to bring home a gold medal.

This comes after they trounced their French rivals 13-10 in the semi-final round to win a ticket to the finals.

Elsewhere, local player Thach Thi Anh Lan bagged a silver medal in the individual technical event of the women’s competition after losing to a competitor from Myanmar in the final match.

Source: VOV