Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam has
been seeded No 1 at the Bahrain International Challenger''s men''s singles
event, to be held November 3-7.
Pham Cao Cuong will be the sole Vietnamese representative in the 2014
K&D Graphics/Yonex Grand Prix Badminton Championships to be held
from December 8-13 at the Orange County Badminton Club in California.
Pham Cao Cuong defeated Chinese Taipei Chou Tien Chen 21-18, 21-14 in
the men''s singles event yesterday to enter the second round of the
Badminton Asia Championship in South Korea.
Viet Nam''s hopes to claim the World Badminton Federation''s Yonex-Sunrise
Viet Nam Open will rest on the shoulders of Nguyen Dinh Tuan Kiet and
Pham Cao Cuong after yesterday''s first round matches in HCM City.
Nguyen Hoang Nam and Pham Cao Cuong have received wildcards to compete
at the Yonex-Sunrise Viet Nam Open badminton tournament following the
draw yesterday in HCM City.
After winning second place at the Korea Junior Open Badminton
Championships, Pham Cao Cuong of Viet Nam moved up from 21st to 17th
ranking, with 14.788 points in world junior rankings.
Pham Cao Cuong of Viet Nam won a silver medal at the Korea Junior Open
Badminton Championships, which closed yesterday in Jeonju city, the
capital of North Jeolla Province.
Pham Cao Cuong advanced to the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei yesterday.Cuong beat Malaysian Wei Sheng Loh 13-21, 25-23, 21-19 in nearly one hour in the men''s singles event.
