Tien Minh enters third round of Vietnam Open

Defeating Mahbud Thomi Azizan with a score of 2-0, Vietnam's number one badminton player entered the third round of the international badminton tournament taking place in Ho Chi Minh City.

Powerful smashes help Tien Minh defeat his opponent. Photo: Duc Dong.

After the ceiling collapse incident at Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium, the tournament matches returned on the afternoon of September 3 at Tan Binh Gymnasium. The anticipation of Vietnamese badminton fans today focused on player Nguyen Tien Minh when he had a confrontation with his tough opponent from Indonesia - Mahbud Thomi Azizan.

The large number of HCM City spectators present at the stadium was the motivation for the two players to enter the match with excitement.

In the first round, with a physical playing style, moving all over the court and making good saves, Azizan defeated Vietnamese player Tuan Kiet after two sets.

Understanding his opponent's playing style, Tien Minh avoided tiring tug-of-wars. He often sent the shuttlecock to the back of the court and used his advantage of powerful smashes to win 21-17 in the first set.

In the second set, the third seed of the tournament still maintained his smart and versatile playing style. He ended the match with a score of 21-16, winning a ticket to the next round.

Tien Minh is the remaining male tennis player of host Vietnam in this tournament. In other matches of the second round, Cao Cuong lost 21-17, 24-26, 12-21 to Japanese opponent Hashiru Shimono, Hoang Nam lost to Kean Yew Loh (Singapore) with the score of 21-14, 14-21, 15-21, Phuong Nam lost 9-21, 14-21 to Ka Long Ng (Hong Kong), Ha Anh lost to Alamsyah Yunus (Indonesia) with the score of 8-21, 1-21, Thanh Long lost 14-21, 6-21 to Kanta Tsuneyama (Japan).

Tomorrow morning, September 4, Vietnam's hope in the women's singles, tennis player Vu Thi Trang, will compete.

According to VnExpress.net