Thuy Linh wins Vietnam International Challenge 2023
VOV.VN - Nguyen Thuy Linh, the nation’s top female badminton player, won the Vietnam International Challenge 2023 on March 26 in Hanoi after being her Japanese rival in the final match of the competition.
At the tournament, world No. 49 Linh was seeded No. 2 in the women’s singles.
The Vietnamese player went on to defeat Asuka Takahashi of Japan 21-7, 15-21, and 21-12 to ultimately win the title.
Linh won the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open 2022 last October and successfully finished second in the Thailand Challenger several weeks later.
Meanwhile, in the men’s singles, Vietnamese player Le Duc Phat suffered failure after being beaten 21-14 and 21-14 by Takuma Obayashi of Japan in the finals.
In the last edition which took place in 2019, Firman Abdul Kholik of Indonesia won the men's singles, whilst Japanese player Hirari Mizui took the women's singles title.
This year saw the annual Vietnam International Challenge attract the participation of more than 300 local and international athletes from 17 countries and territories, who competed across five categories, including the men's and women's singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles.