Vietnam Open to attract int'l athletes
The Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament will be organised from September 1 to 9 in HCM City.
More than 170 players will compete in five categories of men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles events for a total prize of US$50,000 at the HCM City's Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium.
Indonesia will send the highest number of players, 74, followed by the hosts (46) and Malaysia (45).
Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh is seeded No 3 this year at the tournament, after he dropped to No 30 in the world ranking.