Minh earns a berth in US Open semi-finals
Saturday, 11:44, 12/07/2014
(VOV) - Defending champion Tien Minh advanced to the semi-final round of the 2014 US YONEX Open Badminton Championships in California on July 11 after triumphing over Suppanyu Avihingsanon from Thailand 2-1.
The Thai rival dominated the first set and initially, led 4-0 and 11-9. Then Minh bounced back to tie it up 11-11.
Suppanyu scored seven consecutive points to finish the match 21-18 in favour of Thai competitor.
The situation was reversed in the second set after Minh defeated Suppanyu 21-18. The Vietnamese player continued to lead the third set and gained a victory over his Thai rival 21-5.
Tien will face off with either Lee Hyun-il (the Republic of Korea) or Wong Wing Ki (Hong Kong, China) in the semi-finals.