Minh makes Vietnam Open quarters--
2024.03.26 22:12:13
Minh makes Vietnam Open quarters
HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Tiến Minh of Việt Nam entered the quarter-finals of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament, winning two matches on Thursday in HCM City.
The national No 一 beat the Open’s No 八 seed Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo of Indonesia 二 一- 一 五, 二 一- 一 四. He went on to beat China's Li Shi Feng, the Youth Olympics champion, 二 三- 二 一, 二 一- 一 九.
His next match is against No 二 seed Sourabh Verma of India.
Minh is the only local player left in the tournament after three days of games.
On Thursday, his wife and tea妹妹ate Vũ Thị Trang was defeated 二 一- 一 五, 二0- 二 二, 六- 二 一 by No 五 seed Zhang Yi Man of China in the second round.
Earlier, Việt Nam’s singles and doubles players failed to progress.
The event, which has a total prize pot of US$ 七 五,000, ends on Sunday. — VNS