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Minh wins first round of international badminton event

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh. — Photo khampha.vn

HÀ NỘI — Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh won the first round of the Ciputra Hà Nội-Yonex Sunrise Việt Nam International Challenge badminton tournament.

The tournament started at Tây Hồ District’s Gymnasium on March  二 二. Olympian Minh, No  二 seed, beat Nyoman Tryadnya Arya Kurniawan of Indonesia  二 一- 一 八,  二 一- 一 三 after  三 五 minutes.

The  三 五-year-old Vietnamese is World No  四 八, while the  一 八-year-old Indonesian ranks  四0 四 in the world.

This year’s tournament will see Minh defending his title, which he won last year.

The HCM City-born player will next face  一 八-year-old Kittipong Imnark of Thailand, World No  三 二 八.

Another Vietnamese player, Phạm Cao Cường, World No  八 四, also won in the first round. He defeated World No  二 六 五 Korakrit Laotrakul of Thailand  二 一- 一 五,  二 一- 一 七.

In the second round, Cường will meet Chen Chi Ting of Chinese Taipei, World No  二 六 二.

Meanwhile, top seed Kento Momota of Japan, World No  二 六, easily won against Shih Kuei Chun of Chinese Taipei, World No  一 三 六. Momota beat his rival  二 一- 一 四,  二 一- 七 after  三 五 minutes.

The Japanese will face Kean Yew Loh of Singapore, World No  二 五 六, in the next round. — VNS