Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Singapore's Yong Zhao Ashton Chen 21-17, 21-17 in the Badminton Asia Championships' men's singles second round in Qingdao, China yesterday.

In the women's doubles, Nguyen Thi Sen and Vu Thi Trang lost to South Korea's Hye In-choi and So Young-kim. Bui Bang Duc and Dao Manh Thang also lost to Malaysia's V Shem Goh and Khim Wah Lim in the men's doubles.VNS