World No 7 Nguyen Tien Minh

World badminton No 7 Nguyen Tien Minh has been seeded No 1 for the Viet Nam Open Super Series which will kick off on December 2 in HCM City.

Hsu Jen Hao of Chinese Taipei, world No 31, is the second seed while Yunus Alamsyah of Indonesia (No 32) and Avihingsanon Suppanyu of Thailand (No 42) are third and fourth, respectively.

In the women's event, Porntip Buranaprasersuk of Thailand (No 13) is the top title contender.

Vietnamese representatives Vu Thi Trang (No 118) and Le Thu Huyen (No 147) will also compete at the event.

The tournament has a prize purse of US$50,000. — VNS