Thuy Linh regains form
Nguyen Thuy Linh attended the 2025 German Badminton Open and reached the women's singles final. The match ended on the evening of February 2 and no matter how, our player was definitely in the top 2 positions in the women's singles. After the tournament, she continued to participate in a series of tournaments in France, England and Switzerland.
Nguyen Thuy Linhs professional plan was developed from the end of 2024 to ensure implementation this year. This is one of the key athletes of Vietnamese badminton and Thuy Linh personally is very focused on improving her performance to enter the top 20 top players in the world, in charge of badminton (Department of Physical Education and Sports) - Mr. Khoa Trung Kien discussed.
Nguyen Thuy Linh is currently ranked 29th in the world. To realize the goal of entering the top 20 in the world, tennis players need to accumulate more achievements. A representative of the coaching staff of the Vietnam Badminton Team said that tournaments in Europe are highly qualified, respectively part of the BWF World Tour Super 300, 500 and 1,000 of the World Badminton Federation (BWF), so calculating which tournament for athletes to participate in is a suitable requirement.
In early January 2025, Thuy Linh competed in India ( BWF World Tour Super 750 level) and then she competed in Indonesia ( BWF World Tour Super 500 level). In Indonesia, Nguyen Thuy Linh has reached the quarter-finals of the women's singles. The results show that it is the first time in his career that this tennis player has reached the quarter-finals of such a high professional level.
I am still accumulating more for myself through the tournaments I have participated in. In each tournament, I will try to improve my skills" - Nguyen Thuy Linh said before leaving for Germany to compete.
Expectations at the 33rd SEA Games
Returning to the tournament in Germany after 1 year, Nguyen Thuy Linh continued to qualify for the final match. She expressed that she is determined to change her form.
The basis for Thuy Linh to believe in herself is that the tennis player has been carefully prepared physically in the past time. During the training sessions, the coach of the Vietnam Badminton Team, in addition to practicing techniques, also performed many physical exercises to help Thuy Linh achieve the best threshold in movement.
At the end of 2024, fans witnessed Nguyen Thuy Linh having to temporarily suspend a number of tournaments and the female player having physical problems and a back injury. The coaching staff of the Vietnam Badminton Team does not take any risks in the face of the health of the key player. Concentrating on physical therapy also helps Thuy Linh accumulate endurance through supplementary exercises.
Racers around the world are building their first foundation of physical endurance. Vietnamese badminton also does this for all players, Mr. Khoa Trung Kien once discussed. With a stable and enduring mentality, Thuy Linh is not afraid of any opponent.
At this time, Thuy Linh is the most well-versed badminton player to compete in international tournaments at all levels outside of Vietnam. In the professional preparation plan, the Vietnam Badminton Team aims to compete for medals at the 33rd SEA Games for this player. At current level, Thuy Linh can play at the same level against many strong opponents in Southeast Asia.
She will directly compete against world-class tennis player and Singapore women's number 1 Yeo Jia Min in the women's singles final of the 2025 German Open Badminton Tournament. It is almost certain that Yeo Jia Min will participate in the 33rd SEA Games. To make Thuy Linh's performance more effective, the athlete will compete regularly without interruption.
" Badminton is a combat sport, competing regularly helps athletes become sharper. Thuy Linh attends BWF tournaments, competes with strong opponents, so her expertise has improved significantly" - Mr. Ngo Trung Dung - representative of the coaching staff of the Vietnam Badminton Team - shared.
