The journey to the final of the Vietnam Open women's singles champion Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 26th in the world) was more difficult than that of Japanese player Kaoru Sugiyama (ranked 48th in the world). The Vietnamese No. 1 player won 2-1 against Wu Luo Yu (China), Asuka Takahashi (Japan) and then defeated Lin Hsiang Ti in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Kaoru Sugiyama was in the same group as No. 2 seed Anupama (India) but her opponent unexpectedly stopped in the first round. Kaoru Sugiyama advanced straight to the final with 4 wins and a score of 2-0.
Nguyen Thuy Linh aims for hat-trick of championships at Vietnam Open Badminton Tournament
Nguyen Thuy Linh and Kaoru Sugiyama have never met, but both have achieved quite impressive international achievements. While Nguyen Thuy Linh won the Vietnam Open badminton tournament twice in a row in the BWF Tour Super 100 system, Kaoru Sugiyama is the owner of the women's singles championship title at the China Masters 2024, also in the BWF Tour Super 100 system.
Vietnam's No. 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh is determined to defend her championship title to set a record of 3 consecutive victories at home. The winner of the women's singles final of the 2024 Vietnam Open badminton tournament between Nguyen Thuy Linh and Kaoru Sugiyama will receive a prize of 7,500 USD (about 190 million VND) and 5,500 bonus points on the world rankings. This match will be broadcast live on HTV Sports channel at 3:00 p.m. Also today, the finals of the men's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles will take place.
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