November 16, 2017 | 21:38 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese players advance at Malaysian Challenge badminton event
Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam advanced to the third round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor.
The No.5 seed beat Chen Chi Ting of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 21-14 in the second round, men’s singles event on November 15.
Nguyen Tien Minh advances to the next round in Malaysian Challenge event. (Photo: badmintonplanet.com)
He will next meet Tan Jia Wei of the hosts who won 21-19, 19-21, 21-17 Over Hadmadi Fikri Ihsandi from Indonesia in another match.
Vietnam's Pham Cao Cuong was out of the category after losing 13-21, 17-21 to Chong Yee Han of Malaysia.
In the men’s doubles, Bao Minh and Duong Bao Duc lost 18-21, 14-21 to Shia Chun Kang and Tan Wee Gieen of Malaysia in the first round.
On the women’s side, Vu Thi Trang defeated Malaysian Saranva Navaratnajah 23-21, 21-10 in the second round match.
Trang, the No.1 seed, will play Thamolwan Poopradubsil of Thailand in the quarter-finals.
The Malaysian tournament will close on November 19.
Source: VNA