Nguyen Thuy Linh suddenly withdrew from the Orleans Masters badminton tournament in France.

Nguyen Thuy Linh maintains world ranking 29

Vietnam's No. 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh has just successfully defended her title as runner-up in the women's singles at the German Open, thereby maintaining her 29th place in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings. According to the plan, the Dong Nai player will travel to France to compete in the Orleans Masters badminton tournament in France, which is also part of the World Tour Super 300 system similar to the German tournament.

Nguyen Thuy Linh withdrew from the tournament in France, focusing on the All England tournament.

However, at the last minute, Nguyen Thuy Linh decided to withdraw from the tournament in France due to signs of overload. The leader of the Dong Nai badminton department, the management unit of Nguyen Thuy Linh, confirmed that this player withdrew from the tournament in France and returned to the All England tournament taking place from March 11 to 16. This is a prestigious tournament, part of the World Tour Super 1,000 system with a total prize money of up to 1 million 450 thousand USD. The withdrawal of the number 1 female badminton player of Vietnam from the tournament in France is also to ensure a good recovery for the All England tournament.

With Nguyen Thuy Linh withdrawing from the Orleans Masters badminton tournament in France, tennis player Hina Akechi (Japan, ranked 42nd in the world) was chosen to replace her to compete in the women's singles. Nguyen Thuy Linh shared her emotions after standing on the podium to receive the runner-up title at the 2025 German Open: "It's not just about the podium to receive the silver medal or runner-up, but the podium speaks of the steps, the sweat or the efforts or the stressful and anxious periods, but in the end, I was able to step up once again. For me, happiness is a journey and sometimes happiness is not necessarily the result, until I decide to stop, I will continue to walk...".

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-bat-ngo-rut-ten-khoi-giai-cau-long-orleans-masters-tai-phap-18525030409583296.htm