Nguyen Thuy Linh was present in China on July 19.
She started practicing to get used to the court on July 20 in China.
The 2026 China Open badminton tournament will be held from July 21 to July 26. Nguyen Thuy Linh is the only Vietnamese player to be qualified for this tournament.
This is a high-level tournament at the world's BWF World Tour Super 1,000 level.
Therefore, female tennis players in the world's top 20 all participate in the competition.
According to the draw, Nguyen Thuy Linh will face player Hina Akechi (Japan) in the first match of the first round of women's singles. Thuy Linh's opponent is currently ranked 22nd in the world. Currently, Thuy Linh is ranked 26th in the world.
According to the draw at the 2026 China Open Badminton Championships, Thuy Linh belongs to the bracket with the No. 1 seed and also No. 1 in the world, An Se Young (Korea).
Present in China this time, Thuy Linh will be professionally directed by the head coach of the Vietnamese badminton team - Mr. Ngo Trung Dung.
Thuy Linh has not competed internationally for more than 1 month to prepare professionally best for the 2026 Chinese Open Badminton Tournament.
She just completed a training program in Thailand, then set off to China to compete.
Thuy Linh's goal is to improve her performance to return to the top 20 on the BWF world rankings.
