Foreign competitions help strengthen courage
"We continue to implement the plan to create maximum conditions for important players, including Nguyen Thuy Linh, to compete in international tournaments in the plan to increase their expertise, accumulate points to change their rankings into the top group in the world," said a representative of the badminton department (Department of Physical Education and Sports).
Thuy Linh's victory at the 2024 Vietnam Open Badminton Championship has created a huge source of encouragement for fans. However, it must be recognized that the Vietnam Open Badminton Championship is at the BWF World Tour Super 100 level, and the Ciputra Hanoi International Badminton Championship is at the International Challenge level. Therefore, not many top-class players in the world are participating in the competition. The opponents that Thuy Linh faced were all of lower professional ability than her, so our players were able to overwhelm them.
At this time, Thuy Linh has left for Changzhou City (China) to attend the 2024 China Open Badminton International Tournament (taking place from September 17). This is a BWF World Tour Super 1,000 level tournament, attracting all athletes in the world's Top 20 to participate. It will be a real test for Thuy Linh.
Statistics show that from the beginning of 2024 until now, Thuy Linh has participated in two BWF World Tour Super 1,000 level tournaments in England (March 2024) and Indonesia (June 2024), both of which she stopped at the first match. At the lower level of BWF World Tour Super 750, Thuy Linh has not had positive results when competing in tournaments in India (January 2024), France (March 2024), and Singapore (May 2024). What Thuy Linh has gained through each tournament with a highly professional nature is that she has a more stable mentality, gained professional experience, and improved her technique.
When did Thuy Linh win the highest position at the SEA Games?
Vietnamese badminton has begun to prepare for the 33rd SEA Games in 2025. Nguyen Thuy Linh is one of the key players we expect the most.
The Vietnam Badminton Federation said that the events of this sport are expected to continue to be included in the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand. The chances of competing for medals are divided equally among the teams because before competing, each player will be prepared most carefully.
SEA Games 33 will take place at the end of 2025. We have more than a year to prepare the best conditions to help Thuy Linh improve her skills and be ready for this arena.
In addition to the goal of trying to improve her performance and strive to be ranked in the top group in the world, Nguyen Thuy Linh also focused on achieving results at the SEA Games. Sports are always in constant motion. At least Thuy Linh had two direct opportunities to improve her personal results at the 31st and 32nd SEA Games, but she was not successful.
Many opinions are on whether or not to target medals for badminton at the SEA Games. In fact, the SEA Games badminton event is gathering the world's top players from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Therefore, winning a badminton medal at the SEA Games has never been easy for Vietnamese players.
In history, we have never won a Silver or Gold Medal at the SEA Games in badminton. If Thuy Linh has the highest concentration and accumulates the best expertise through many international tournaments, she has a full chance to compete for an individual medal at the 33rd SEA Games in 2025.
