Vietnamese badminton fans watched the match between Nguyen Thuy Linh and Natsuki Nidaira (Japan) in the 1st round of the Singapore Open International Badminton Tournament 2026 on May 27.
Everyone believes that Thuy Linh will do well professionally on the field.
However, the No. 1 female player of Vietnam could not overwhelm her opponent. In the first set, Thuy Linh had some opportunities to control the game to take the lead.
However, she did not create sharpness against the Japanese opponent. The set ended with a winning score of 21-17 for the Japanese player.
In the 2nd set, Thuy Linh focused on finding opportunities to improve her score to regain balance. However, she could not maintain her best fitness, so she accepted a 12-21 defeat. After nearly 50 minutes on the court, Nguyen Thuy Linh lost 0-2, so she stopped in Singapore this time.
The 2026 Singapore Open International Badminton Tournament has the BWF World Tour Super 750 level of the world. After this tournament, Thuy Linh will go to Indonesia to participate in the Indonesia Open International Badminton Tournament with the BWF World Tour Super 1000 level.
Famous female badminton players of the world all went to Indonesia to compete from June 2 to June 7.
Thuy Linh has just dropped 4 places, down to 25th in the world. She has not been successful at the tournament in Singapore, so it is unlikely that she will improve her position in the BWF rankings.
