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| Vu Thi Trang. — Photo baomoi.com |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Badminton players Nguyen Tien Minh and his wife Vu Thi Trang both booked tickets to compete in the Yonex Sunrise - Viet Nam Open’s quarter-finals on Thursday.
The event was held at Nguyen Du Gymnasium in HCM City.
In the women’s singles third round, Trang, world No 49, beat Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand, world No 83, 18-21, 22-20, 21-8 after over an hour.
Meanwhile, Trang’s husband Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Sitthikom Thammasin of Thailand 23-21, 21-11 in 40 minutes.
Minh is now world No 53, while his Thai rival is No 45.
Trang will next face No 2 seed Minatsu Matani of Japan, world No 26. Minh will meet Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia, world No 79 in the quarter-finals.
The couple are the final representatives of Viet Nam in the prestigious event’s quarter-finals.
The tournament, which has total prize money of US$75,000, has attracted more than 400 professional badminton players from 26 nations and territories. — VNS
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