Nguyen Thuy Linh hunts for a golden hat-trick at the Vietnam Open badminton tournament

The Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament was established in 1996, interrupted for a few years and then maintained annually, within the competition system of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). With the efforts of the Ho Chi Minh City Badminton Federation, the tournament has grown stronger and has been upgraded to BWF Tour Super 100 with an attractive total prize of 100,000 USD (about 2.5 billion VND).

Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament Organizing Committee introduces information about the 2024 season

Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Badminton Federation Hoang Thi Thu Ha said that the tournament is part of the BWF Tour Super 100 system, attracting international players who are on the rise, young talents to accumulate points, and improve their world rankings. For Vietnamese badminton, this is the biggest international tournament on home soil, where Nguyen Tien Minh once took flight and now the next generation of talents such as Nguyen Thuy Linh, Le Duc Phat, Nguyen Hai Dang...

Nguyen Thuy Linh promises to shine on home turf

The biggest hope for Vietnamese badminton at this year's tournament is still on the beautiful and talented player Nguyen Thuy Linh, currently ranked 22nd in the world. As the highest-ranked player, Nguyen Thuy Linh was chosen as the number 1 seed in the women's singles event. Competing with the number 1 Vietnamese player are notable faces such as Anupama (India, ranked 44th in the world), Lauren Lam (USA, ranked 47th in the world), Lin Hsiang-ti (Taiwan, ranked 54th in the world). With stable performance, Nguyen Thuy Linh aims to win the championship to create a record of 3 consecutive championships. Also in the women's singles event, Vietnamese badminton has another player Vu Thi Anh Thu who entered directly to the main round but unfortunately faced Nguyen Thuy Linh in the first match.

Le Duc Phat is expected in the men's singles event.

In the men's singles, Vietnam has two players who have gone straight to the main round: Le Duc Phat (ranked 61st in the world) and Nguyen Hai Dang (ranked 75th in the world). This event has the participation of some strong players such as Sathish Kumar (India, ranked 45th in the world), Jia Heng Jason (Singapore, ranked 46th in the world), Joakim Oldorff (Finland, ranked 56th in the world), but Le Duc Phat is in good form and promises to have an explosive performance.

Ho Chi Minh City tennis player Nguyen Hai Dang promises to play explosively.

In addition to Nguyen Thuy Linh and the bright faces mentioned above, Vietnamese badminton also has representatives competing from the qualifying round of men's singles, women's singles as well as other events such as men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles with the goal of rubbing shoulders and honing their skills. The exciting matches of the tournament are broadcast live on HTV Sports channel.

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