In the second round on June 26, Vietnam’s top male player Le Duc Phat (world No. 66) delivered a lacklustre performance against world No. 77 Harry Huang of the UK. Huang maintained the upper hand in both games, forcing Phat to play catch-up throughout. The Vietnamese shuttler was unable to recover and exited the tournament.

On the same day, Hai Dang (world No. 73) faced a tough challenge from world No. 6 Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan (China). The 24-year-old Vietnamese player had a promising start, leading 14–12 in the first set. However, Chou rallied to take the set 21–17. In the second set, Dang built a seven-point lead but failed to capitalise, allowing Chou to come back and win again 21–17.

Earlier, Nguyen Thuy Linh (world No. 23) was knocked out in the first round by India’s 16-year-old rising star Tanvi Sharma. Linh had been seen as a strong contender following her runner-up finish at the German Open Super 300 earlier this year.

With these results, Vietnam has no remaining representatives at the US Open 2025, part of the BWF World Tour Super 300 series.

The players will next compete at the Canada Open Super 300, scheduled from July 1 to 6. According to the draw, Phat and Dang will face each other in the first round, while Linh, seeded second, will take on world No. 82 Vivien Sandorhazi of Hungary.

Vietnam’s No.1 female badminton player regains top 30 global ranking

The Badminton World Federation (BWF)'s latest rankings have seen the return of Vietnam’s number-one badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh to the world’s top 30.