Nguyen Thuy Linh played her first match on the opening day of the 2026 Chinese Open badminton tournament held late on July 21 local time.
Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent is world No. 22 player Hina Akechi (Japan).
Actively entering the game with confidence, Thuy Linh played decisively in the first set. Short passes helped her win 21-10.
In the 2nd set, Thuy Linh lost 10-21, but in the 3rd set, the Vietnamese player took the lead and won 21-14.
Winning 2-1 against Hina Akechi, Thuy Linh advances to round 2. Our player will meet Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand, No. 7 seed) in the next match.
Last year at SEA Games 33 in Thailand, Ratchanok Intanon won a gold medal in the women's singles badminton event.
Surely, the competition between Thuy Linh and Ratchanok Intanon will attract the attention of experts in Southeast Asia.
The 2026 China Open badminton tournament attracts all top world players to participate because it is at the BWF World Tour Super 1,000 level.
Unfortunately, No. 1 seed An Se Young (Korea) withdrew before the opening of the tournament due to injury. According to the draw, Thuy Linh belongs to An Se Young's bracket.
Thuy Linh trained in Thailand before going to China to compete. After the tournament in China, she continued to compete in Taiwan (China).
