Two table tennis players Nguyen Thai Bao and Do Manh Luong won the right to enter the men's doubles quarterfinals at this tournament in Thailand.
They played against opponents Abdulaziz Bu Shulaybi, Ali Alkhadrawi (Saudi Arabia) at noon on September 17.
The Vietnamese tennis duo is youthful, playing boldly in many shots from close to the net to long-range shots.
However, Abdulaziz Bu Shulaybi, Ali Alkhadrawi are experienced players and hold the No. 1 men's doubles seed position in Thailand this time.
Therefore, there were no surprises for the 2 players Nguyen Thai Bao and Do Manh Luong.
The Vietnamese pair lost 0-3 (4-11, 9-11, 4-11) so they stopped in the quarterfinals.
In the tournament, player Dinh Anh Hoang entered the 1/32 men's singles round. However, Vietnam's No. 1 men's player lost 0-3 (9-11, 5-11, 4-11) to Pal Akash (India) and was therefore eliminated.
In the mixed doubles event, Dinh Anh Hoang and Nguyen Khoa Dieu Khanh lost 1-3 to the Malaysian pair, so they stopped in the 1/32 round.
No Vietnamese players passed the group stage in the women's doubles event in this tournament.
The WTT Feeder Bangkok 2026 International Tournament (Thailand) will close on September 18 with finals of each event.
Vietnamese table tennis with 8 players at the tournament including Dinh Anh Hoang, Do Manh Luong, Nguyen Thai Bao (male), Nguyen Khoa Dieu Khanh, Nguyen Hanh Ngan (female). The whole team came to Thailand to compete from socialized funds.
