Vietnamese dominate women’s categories in Bangladesh event

December 10, 2016 - 09:00

Badminton player Vũ Thị Trang will play Nguyễn Thùy Linh in the all-Vietnamese women’s singles final at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge today.

Vũ Thị Trang and her partner Nguyễn Thị Sen advance to the final of the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge’s women’s doubles. — File Photo
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Badminton player Vũ Thị Trang will play Nguyễn Thùy Linh in the all-Vietnamese women’s singles final at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge today.

Trang, No 1 seed, yesterday came from behind to beat No 3 Rituparna Das of India 17-21, 21-19, 21-9 in the first semi-final match.

No 4 Linh, meanwhile, defeated her country-fellow Nguyễn Thị Sen 21-15, 21-14 in the second match.

Trang, pairing with Sen, also earned her berth in the women’s doubles final match after beating Arathi Sar Sunil and Sanjana Santosh 21-19, 21-19. Jakkampudi Meghana and Ram Poorvisha, their rivals in the final, are also from India, and are seeded No 3. — VNS

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