Tien Minh says farewell to SEA Games 2013
(VOV) -Vietnam’s best male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has unexpectedly lost to Indonesian rival Rumbaka in their December 13 semifinal at the ongoing SEA Games in Myanmar.
Minh won the opening set 21-13 but Rumbaka bounced back to take the second 21-12.
At one point Minh led the third set 20-16. Repeated mistakes eventually cost him the set 22-20 and erased any hopes of a gold medal this year..
The Vietnamese badminton team will return home on December 14.