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Việt Nam’s top badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh. — Photo zing.vn |
Minh beat Maxime Moreels of Belgium 21-10, 21-5 after 33 minutes in the men’s singles.
On the women’s side, Nguyễn Thùy Linh defeated No 13 seed Canadian Michelle Hi 21-23, 21-12 and 23-21 in the second round.
Linh, the world No 77, beat the world No 68 Mariya Mitsova of Hungary 21-9, 21-14 in the first round.
In the women’s doubles, Vietnamese duo Đỗ Tuấn Đức and Phạm Hồng Nam lost to China’s Jiting He and Qiang Tan 21-10, 21-14.
Việt Nam sent nine players to the tournament which will conclude on August 5. — VNS