Nguyen Thuy Linh is 1 of 8 players of the Vietnam Badminton Team who were awarded a spot to participate in the 2026 Asian Championship.
On April 4, the players moved to China. In addition to Nguyen Thuy Linh, the Vietnamese badminton team also has faces coming to the tournament: Nguyen Hai Dang, Pham Thi Khanh, Pham Thi Dieu Ly, Nguyen Dinh Hoang, Tran Dinh Manh, Bui Bich Phuong, Pham Van Truong.
The tournament will officially take place in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles from April 7 to December 12. 4. When present in China, the Asian Badminton Federation will conduct a professional draw for athletes.
Based on the position of the BWF rankings, in this tournament, each athlete will be drawn into the preliminary group stage or directly into the main round.
The coaching staff of the Vietnamese badminton team expects players Nguyen Thuy Linh (women's singles) and Nguyen Hai Dang (men's singles) to have the opportunity to participate in their main round.
The Vietnamese badminton team aims to focus on competing to accumulate expertise and strive to achieve the highest results.
Before participating in this tournament, Nguyen Thuy Linh had a journey to compete in Europe through tournaments in England, Switzerland and France. However, she has not achieved the highest results. Thuy Linh is currently a player expected by experts to be able to create a surprise for the Vietnamese badminton team in the women's singles event this year.