HA NOI (VNS)--Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Indian Srikanth K in the first round of Singapore Open yesterday.

Olympian Minh, world No 9, defeated his Indian rival, world No 44, 2-1 (19-21, 21-16, 21-12) in a mach lasting 55 minutes.

Minh will meet Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand who beat his teammate Suppanyu Avihingsanon 2-1 (19-21, 21-16, 21-18) in the next match. – VNS