The International Badminton Federation BWF announced the latest ranking on June 16 and Nguyen Thuy Linh still holds the 25th position in the world.
Thuy Linh is training at Bac Ninh University of Physical Education and Sports. During this time, the DPRK Badminton Team is also training in Bac Ninh.
Therefore, Thuy Linh and the host Vietnamese players have the opportunity to compete professionally with the DPRK team. It is expected that on June 21, the DPRK badminton team will leave Vietnam.
According to the coaching staff of the Vietnamese Badminton Team, Thuy Linh will participate in the 2026 China Open Badminton Tournament from July 21 to July 26.
This is a tournament with the BWF World Tour Super 1000 level of the world and Thuy Linh is facing the opportunity to improve her expertise with many high-level players.
In early June, Thuy Linh participated in the Indonesia Open Badminton Tournament 2026 and this is also at the BWF World Tour Super 1000 level. However, she had to stop right in the first women's singles match.
During the training phase in Bac Ninh at this time, Thuy Linh is focused on achieving the best physical strength and has a stable mentality to go to China to compete.
After the above tournament, Thuy Linh also has a competition at the 2026 World Championships in August in India. This player and Vu Thi Trang are 2 representatives of Vietnamese badminton who are allowed to compete in the women's singles event at this year's world championship.
