Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh reached the final of the men's singles at the Sydney International badminton tournament in Australia yesterday.

The number two seed Minh defeated No 14 Zulhelmi Zulkiffli of Malaysia 21-13, 21-7 after 29 minutes in the semi-final.

Minh will face Zulhelmi's brother Zulfadli Zulkiffli, who beat Yuhan Tan of Belgium 21-11, 21-16 in the other semi-final, in the final today.

Minh has met Zulfadli Zulkiffli twice, in 2010 and 2013, winning both matches 2-0. — VNS