Minh’s Việt Nam Open journey ends
2024.03.26 22:13:13
Minh’s Việt Nam Open journey ends
Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh. — Photo baomoi.xdn.vn
HÀ NỘI – Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh withdrew from the men’s singles event in the first round of the Yonex Sunrise Việt Nam Open.
The game took place at Nguyễn Du Gymnasium in HCM City on July 一 九.
Minh, No 六 seed and world No 三 四, lost to world No 四 二 四 Siril Varma of India.
The Olympian Minh easily defeated his rival 二 一- 六 in the first set, but the 三 三-year-old player then lost to 一 七-year-old Varma 七- 二 一 in the second set.
In the third set, while losing to his rival 五- 一 三, Minh asked to withdraw from the game due to ill health.
Earlier, the HCM City-born player had also withdrawn from the Canada Open and the US Open due to health issues.
Minh won the Việt Nam Open in 二00 八, 二00 九, 二0 一 一 and 二0 一 二.
Minh, who won bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship in 二0 一 三, and his girlfriend Vũ Thị Trang earned a ticket to compete in the Brazil Olympics next month. — VNS
