Nguyen Thuy Linh wins the opening match of the 2023 Denmark Open badminton tournament

Early morning October 19, Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 24th in the world) passed the first round of the women's singles at the 2023 Denmark Open badminton tournament when defeating Taiwanese tennis player Wen Chi-hsu (ranked 23rd in the world).

The 2023 Denmark Open is part of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 system, so it attracts many of the world's top players. Therefore, with the world ranking of 24, Nguyen Thuy Linh had to face an opponent 1 rank higher than her, Wen Chi-hsu, right from the first round.

Nguyen Thuy Linh passed the first round of the 2023 Denmark Open badminton tournament

INDEPENDENCE

The Taiwanese opponent was born in the same year as Nguyen Thuy Linh and rose to 16th place in the world in early 2023. The Vietnamese badminton beauty queen defeated this opponent when they met 3 years ago, however, this rematch is predicted to not be easy for the Vietnamese badminton representative because Wen Chi-hsu is on the rise.

The first set took place with both players fiercely chasing the score. After reaching the 12/12 mark, Nguyen Thuy Linh unleashed her strength, scoring 4 consecutive points and winning 21/15 against the Taiwanese player. This was a match where, in addition to her short, emotional drives, Nguyen Thuy Linh also unleashed powerful and tricky smashes that made her opponent struggle to defend.

Nguyen Thuy Linh competes for a ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Denmark Open badminton tournament with world No. 8 Han Yue (China)

INDEPENDENCE

With determination in the second set, Wen Chi-hsu created a better position than Nguyen Thuy Linh when she continuously led 11/8 and then 18/16. The Phu Tho native's bravery spoke up at the right time, helping her equalize 18/18 and then rise to win 21/19 against Wen Chi-hsu. This was the match where the number 1 Vietnamese player had spectacular reflex saves that made her opponent "discouraged".

World No. 8 Han Yue is Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the second round of the 2023 Denmark Open.

BWF

Defeating Wen Chi-hsu with a score of 2-0 after 39 minutes of competition, Nguyen Thuy Linh entered the second round of the women's singles event of the 2023 Denmark Open badminton tournament. Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in this round is the world's No. 8 Han Yue (China). This player has won all 3 previous encounters against Nguyen Thuy Linh. In the most recent confrontation at the 2023 China Open in September, Nguyen Thuy Linh won the first set and then lost to Han Yue.

Vietnam's Badminton Beauty Queen is expected to be in good form to have an explosive match against Han Yue to secure her first ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Tour Super 750 system.

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