According to Olympic regulations, to qualify for the Olympics, any country that has a player in the world’s top 38 can send one to compete in the singles category.

Minh is one of the 12 Vietnamese athletes to earn a berth to the 2012 Olympics so far.

The other 11 include gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh, Pham Phuoc Hung and Do Thi Ngan Thuong, Taekwondo artists Le Huynh Chau and Chu Hoang Dieu Linh, Judoka Van Ngoc Tu, shooters Hoang Xuan Vinh and Le Thi Hoang Ngoc, track-and-field athlete Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc, wrestler Nguyen Thi Lua and fencer Nguyen Tien Nhat.