This year, the 2026 Badminton World Championships are held in New Delhi (India) from August 17 to August 23.
On the first day of August 17, in the early matches, the Vietnamese badminton team had 1 win and 1 loss.
In the women's doubles event, 2 players Pham Thi Dieu Ly and Pham Thi Khanh played the opening match against 2 players Eyota Kwan, Johnna Rymes (Canada).
The two sides played focused to find opportunities to score points. With good coordination, Pham Thi Dieu Ly and Pham Thi Khanh defeated their opponents 2-1 (21-15, 10-21, 21-6) and advanced to the second round.
In the 2nd round, Pham Thi Dieu Ly and Pham Thi Khanh will face 2 No. 1 seeds, Liu Sheng Shu, Tan Ning (China). This match is scheduled to take place on August 18.
However, Vietnamese badminton witnessed 2 players Nguyen Dinh Hoang, Tran Dinh Manh stopping in the men's doubles event.
In round 1, Dinh Hoang and Dinh Manh lost 0-2 (9-21, 13-21) to opponents Junaidi Arif, Yap Roy King (Malaysia) so they were eliminated in the event.
The Vietnamese badminton team will continue to compete on August 17 local time in the singles events. We have Vu Thi Trang, Nguyen Thuy Linh participating in the women's singles event and Le Duc Phat and Nguyen Hai Dang competing in the men's singles event.
