Nguyen Tien Minh had a dream start when he defeated Thailand's number 1.

Nguyen Tien Minh had a very favorable start at the 17th ASIAD (Incheon, Korea) when he quickly won 21-10, 21-15 against Thailand's number 1 badminton hope, Boonsak Ponsana.

Tien Minh won a ticket to the quarter-finals of ASIAD 17. (Photo: Quang Nhut/VNA)

This is the third time Tien Minh has defeated his Thai opponent after five times the two players have met.

With this victory, Tien Minh has entered the round of 16 and his next opponent will be the world's 281st ranked player, Indonesian, Ihsan Maulana Mustofa. A great opportunity for Vietnam's number 1 hope to qualify for the quarter-finals.

In the match that took place this morning, Tien Minh completely dominated Boonsak Ponsana. He continuously led and created a gap, before ending the match after only 29 minutes of competition.

In contrast to Tien Minh, tennis player Pham Cao Cuong had to stop early at ASIAD 17 after losing to Srikanth, the Indian tennis player currently ranked 22nd in the world, with a score of 21-23, 8-21./.

According to VNA