Nguyen Thuy Linh did not have difficulty in winning another victory, affirming her ability to compete for the women's singles championship of the Taiwan International Badminton Championships (China).
On the afternoon of July 31, Vietnam time, Thuy Linh competed in the women's singles quarterfinals against the host's No. 1 seed, player Chiu Pin-Chian.
Currently, Chiu Pin-Chian is ranked 17th in the world while Nguyen Thuy Linh is ranked 25th in the world.
At the same time, Chiu Pin-Chian is the No. 1 seed at this year's tournament.
However, the performance of the 2 players is the deciding factor in the overall result in this quarter-final match.
Thuy Linh took the lead and won 21-14 in the first set. In this set, the Vietnamese player played comfortably to perform many accurate spikes to score points.
In the 2nd set, Thuy Linh and Chiu Pin-Chian struggled in each ball point. Player Chiu Pin-Chian took advantage of the opportunity to take the lead and win 21-19.
However, Thuy Linh did not give her opponent a chance to win in the 3rd set.
She played focused, putting Chiu Pin-Chian into many defensive situations and the opponent accepted a 13-21 defeat.
In the end, player Nguyen Thuy Linh won 2-1, winning the right to compete in the women's singles semi-finals.
Thuy Linh's next opponent will be the No. 3 seed Indian Unnati Hooda. The Taiwan International Badminton Tournament (China) will end on August 2.
After the tournament, Thuy Linh will go to Korea to continue competing.
