Vietnamese badminton has entered the Singapore International Challenge 2026 tournament and player Nguyen Tien Minh is one of the first players to take the court.
The Singapore International Challenge 2026 will have the main matches of all events from February 25.
However, before that, the players who did not qualify for the main round had to participate in the preliminary round of the event.
Nguyen Tien Minh competed in the men's singles preliminary round. The experienced badminton player of Vietnam won 2 convincing victories with a score of 2-0 against opponent Au Wei Shan (Malaysia) and 2-0 against Kong Teck Joon (Australia). The victories helped Tien Minh win a ticket to the men's singles main round at the tournament.
Playing in the preliminary round like Tien Minh, there was player Phan Phuc Thinh but he lost the match and missed the main round spot.
In the men's singles event, Vietnamese badminton has Le Duc Phat and Nguyen Hai Dang (seed number 4) receiving slots to participate in the men's singles official round upon registration.
In the women's singles event, young player Bui Bich Phuong had to stop right in the first preliminary match due to losing 1-2 to Surya Charisma Tamiri (India). Vietnamese badminton player Vu Thi Trang will also play in the women's singles main round of the tournament.
The Singapore International Challenge 2026 will last until March 1.
The tournament is recognized as the first international competition program in 2026 of Vietnamese badminton when the Tet holiday has ended.
In Singapore, we registered players including Nguyen Hai Dang, Le Duc Phat, Nguyen Tien Minh, Phan Phuc Thinh (men's singles); Vu Thi Trang, Bui Bich Phuong (women's singles).
The doubles event has players: Nguyen Dinh Hoang/Tran Dinh Manh, Nguyen Van Quang Huy/Dang Khac Dang Khanh (men's doubles); Pham Thi Dieu Ly/Pham Thi Khanh, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan/Nguyen Thuy Kim Hang (women's doubles); Tran Dinh Manh/Pham Thi Khanh, Pham Van Truong/Bui Bich Phuong (men's and women's doubles).
