The World Badminton Federation BWF announced the latest ranking on September 15, Nguyen Thuy Linh is still ranked 32nd in women's singles.
The player just played ineffectively at the Vietnam Open 2026 International Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City.
Despite being the No. 2 women's singles seed, Thuy Linh lost the match right from the first round of women's singles.
Nguyen Thuy Linh will certainly not be selected as the seed in the women's singles badminton event of ASIAD 20. However, the position on the world rankings will directly affect the professional draw results for each player.
ASIAD 20 is the 3rd consecutive Asian Games that Nguyen Thuy Linh has participated in. She competed at ASIAD 18 in 2018 and ASIAD 19 in 2023.
Also on the world rankings on September 15, player Nguyen Hai Dang still ranked 79th in the world.
Hai Dang entered the men's singles quarterfinals of the Vietnam Open 2026 badminton tournament recently.
This player will participate in the men's singles event at the ASIAD 20 badminton event.
The Vietnamese badminton team registered 6 players for ASIAD 20 including Nguyen Thuy Linh, Nguyen Hai Dang, Pham Thi Khanh, Pham Thi Dieu Ly, Nguyen Dinh Hoang, Tran Dinh Manh.
The events of the ASIAD 20 badminton event will take place from September 20 to September 29 at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium (Japan).
