Player Vu Thi Trang competed in the 2nd round of the women's singles event at the 2026 World Championship against opponent Sim Yu Jin (Korea).
Before the match, experts assessed that Vu Thi Trang would have few chances of success because Sim Yu Jin is the No. 14 seed.
Developments on the court were even. Vu Thi Trang lost 17-21 in the first set. She regained her spirit to win 21-19 in the 2nd set. In the 3rd set, player Sim Yu Jin regained the victory 21-11.
Losing 1-2 overall, Vu Thi Trang was eliminated at the 2026 World Championships.
Previously, 2 players Pham Thi Khanh, Pham Thi Dieu Ly also lost 0-2 in the 2nd round of the women's doubles event, so they stopped.
The 2026 Badminton World Championship held in India will continue to compete until the end of August 23.
However, 8 Vietnamese players stopped early in their events.
In this tournament, we have Vu Thi Trang, Nguyen Thuy Linh participating in the women's singles; Le Duc Phat, Nguyen Hai Dang competing in the men's singles; Nguyen Dinh Hoang, Tran Dinh Manh participating in the men's doubles; Pham Thi Khanh, Pham Thi Dieu Ly participating in the women's doubles.
In addition to the 2026 World Championships, this year the Vietnamese badminton team competed in the 2026 Asian Championships but was unsuccessful.
After the 2026 World Championships, the players will continue to prepare professionally to be ready for the competition program at ASIAD 20 in Japan.
