With the 29th position in the world, Thuy Linh is the No. 2 seed of the tournament. She has won this tournament for 3 consecutive years (2022 to 2024) and won the runner-up title in 2025. At this year's tournament, Thuy Linh is the focus of attention for Vietnamese fans.
However, the expectation that she would win the championship at home soon vanished. In the match in round 1 taking place on the afternoon of September 9 at Nguyen Du Gymnasium, Ho Chi Minh City, Thuy Linh lost to Chinese player Xu Wen Jing with a score of 0-2 (17-21, 20-22).
In both sets, the two players created a stalemate, fiercely chasing each other. However, at the end, Xu Wen Jing, the world No. 72 player, showed his bravery to defeat Thuy Linh after 39 minutes of competition.
Xu Wen Jing is only 19 years old this year but is highly appreciated for her talent. Before participating in the Vietnam Open 2026, she won the Pontianak Indonesia Masters 2026 tournament. For Thuy Linh, Xu Wen Jing is no stranger. The Chinese player once defeated Thuy Linh 2-0 (21-10, 21-10) at the Victor Korea Masters 2026 tournament held not long ago.
In addition to Thuy Linh, some other famous Vietnamese tennis players such as Nguyen Tien Minh, Vu Thi Trang... were also eliminated early.
The Vietnam Open 2026 badminton tournament takes place from September 8th to 13th with 5 events, including: Men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.
The total value of the tournament is up to 120,000 USD, of which men's and women's singles champions each receive 9,000 USD. Meanwhile, doubles champions receive 9,480 USD/pair. This is a tournament belonging to the Super 100 system, but from 2027 it will belong to the World Tour system of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
