On August 8, tennis player Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen competed in the women's singles semi-final at the Philippines Junior International Series 2026 International Badminton Tournament.
Thu Huyen competed against the No. 2 seed in women's singles at the tournament, Tien Hsin Ai (Taiwan, China).
After nearly 50 minutes of competition, Thu Huyen won 2-1 with scores of 21-7, 19-21, 21-19 respectively.
The victory helped Thu Huyen win the right to enter the final. She is the No. 4 seed in women's singles in the Philippines this time and her opponent in the final is Kungkaew Kakanik (Thailand, No. 3 seed).
Also at the tournament, Thu Huyen also participated in the final of the mixed doubles event.
On August 8, this player and his teammate Nguyen Tat Duy Loi defeated the Malaysian pair 2-0 (21-15, 21-12) in the semi-finals of the event.
The pair of players Thu Huyen, Duy Loi will compete in the mixed doubles final with the No. 1 seed pair Khairul Azlan Khashah, Nur Aina Maisarah (Malaysia).
In the men's singles event, player Nguyen Tat Duy Loi (seed No. 3) played excellently in the semi-finals to win 2-0 against No. 1 seed Yung Neng Chuang (Taiwan, China).
The victory brought Duy Loi to the final to compete with Leong Di Shan (Malaysia, 10th seed).
The Philippines Junior International Series 2026 international badminton tournament is for U19 male and female players to compete. The finals will take place on August 9.
