Nguyen Hoang Thien beat Phillip King 6-1, 6-0 before Ly Hoang Nam defeated Hei Yin Andrew Li 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the singles matches. — Photo thanhnien

HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam have secured a berth in next season's Davis Cup Group II Asia/Oceania.

On Saturday, they defeated Hong Kong 2-0 in the semi-final round of the Group III.

Nguyen Hoang Thien beat Phillip King 6-1, 6-0 before Ly Hoang Nam defeated Hei Yin Andrew Li 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the singles matches.

Hosts Malaysia took another berth after winning 2-0 over Turkmenistan in a semis match.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and Qatar suffered setbacks at the tournament. — VNS