National individual badminton champs to kick off

September 16, 2016 - 16:00

A national badminton tournament is scheduled to kick off from September 20-24 in the northern province of Thái Bình.

Phạm Cao Cường. — Photo baotintuc.vn
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — A national badminton tournament is scheduled to kick off from September 20-24 in the northern province of Thái Bình.

More than 100 players from 20 cities and provinces, including Cần Thơ, Đà Nẵng, Đồng Nai, Điện Biên, Hà Nội and Hải Phòng will seek to win US$8,000 in prizes.

Participants will compete in the men’s and women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

The men’s singles winner will take away US$1,100 reward, while the female winner will receive $800.

This year, Hà Nội will send 14 players to the tournament, including Đỗ Tuấn Đức, Phạm Hồng Nam, Đào Mạnh Thắng and Phạm Như Thảo. HCM City will also have many well-known players, such as Nguyễn Tiến Minh, Phạm Cao Cường and Nguyễn Hoàng Nam. — VNS

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