On June 3rd, Nguyen Thuy Linh competed in the first match of the women's singles event of the 2026 Indonesia Open International Badminton Tournament. The tournament has the BWF World Tour Super 1000 level of the world, so it attracts all the most qualified faces to participate.
In the match, Nguyen Thuy Linh faced opponent Pitchamon Opatniputh (Thailand). Despite trying hard, Thuy Linh could not create a surprise and lost with a score of 0-2 (8-21, 13-21) after 35 minutes of play.
The result caused the Vietnamese player to be officially eliminated from the tournament in Indonesia. Not long ago, Pitchamon Opatniputh won against Nguyen Thuy Linh at the Mastes International Badminton Tournament 2026 in Malaysia.
On the world rankings of the BWF announced on June 2, Nguyen Thuy Linh still holds the 25th place in women's singles. However, with unfavorable results in Indonesia, it is likely that the player will drop in the rankings to be announced soon.
In this latest ranking, player Vu Thi Trang dropped 1 place to rank 126th in the world.
Thus, Thuy Linh has finished 3 consecutive international tournaments in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. She will return home to continue training to prepare professionally for the next international competition program.
According to the plan, in August, Nguyen Thuy Linh and the Vietnamese badminton team will go to India to compete in the 2026 World Championships. The player also has the task of preparing professionally towards ASIAD 20 in September in Japan.
