Vietnamese advance at Malaysian Challenge badminton event

November 16, 2017 - 07:00

Nguyễn Tiến Minh of Việt Nam advanced to the third round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor.

Nguyễn Tiến Minh advances to the next round in Malaysian Challenge event. — Photo badmintonplanet.com
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Tiến Minh of Việt Nam advanced to the third round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor.

The No 5 seed beat Chen Chi Ting of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 21-14 in the second round, men’s singles event yesterday.

He will next meet Tan Jia Wei of the hosts who won 21-19, 19-21, 21-17 Over Hadmadi Fikri Ihsandi from Indonesia in another match.

Vietnamese Phạm Cao Cường was out of the category after losing 13-21, 17-21 to Chong Yee Han of Malaysia.

In the men’s doubles, Bảo Minh and Dương Bảo Đức lost 18-21, 14-21 to Shia Chun Kang and Tan Wee Gieen of Malaysia in the first round.

On the women’s side, Vũ Thị Trang defeated Malaysian Saranva Navaratnajah 23-21, 21-10 in the second round match.

Trang, the No 1 seed, will play Thamolwan Poopradubsil of Thailand in the quarter-finals.

The Malaysian tournament will close on Sunday. — VNS

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