It has been a long time since Vietnamese badminton fans have seen the two vots of tennis players Vu Thi Trang and Nguyen Tien Minh enter the semi-finals at an international tournament when they participated together.
On October 31 in Bac Ninh, Vu Thi Trang (seed number 2) won the women's singles quarter-finals against Lim Zhi Shin (Malaysia, seed number6). The host Vietnamese player kept the initiative right at the start of the match, causing the opponent to always chase the score. After 2 matches, Vu Thi Trang easily won with a score of 2-0 (21-15, 21-15). She reached the semi-finals to meet Sausan Dwi Ramadhani (Indonesia) on November 1.
In the quarter-finals of the women's singles event, tennis player Tran Thi Anh could not win against De Guzman Mikaela Joy (Philippines, seed number 4) so she stopped.
On the same day, Nguyen Tien Minh (seed number 15) played the men's singles quarter-final against Hein Htut (Myanmar, seed number 3). Although over 40 years old, Tien Minh still plays bravely with experienced players. After 2 matches, the Ho Chi Minh City player won 2-0 (21-16, 21-18).
The result helped Tien Minh qualify for the men's singles semi-finals of the Vietnam International Series 2025 in Bac Ninh. A week ago, the tennis player competed in the Vietnam International Series 2025 in Ninh Binh but stopped early in the first match. Tien Minh will meet Jewel Angelo Albo (Philippines) in the semi-finals.
In another result, No. 1 seed player Le Duc Phat won 2-0 Clarence Villaflor (Philippines, No. 11) in the quarterfinals and will meet Jelang Fajar (Indonesia, No. 9) in the semi-finals.
