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2024.03.26 22:12:08
Minh loses in semi-finals of US Open
Nguyễn Tiến Minh. — Photo baomoi.com
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese top badminton player Nguyễn Tiến Minh missed the chance to enter the final round of the 二0 一 七 Yonex US Open Badminton Championships at the Anaheim Convention Centre Arena yesterday.
Minh, world No 六 六, was defeated 二 一- 一 四, 二 一- 一 九 by No 二 seed Prannoy Kumar of India, world No 二 三, in their semi-final match.
At the Indonesia Open last year, Kumar had beaten the world’s leading players Chen Long and Lei Chong Wei.
Earlier, HCM City-born Minh beat Jeon Hyeok Jin of South Korea, world No 四0 and world No 三 五 Pablo Abian of Spain to reach the semi-finals.
Vietnamese pair Đỗ Đức Tuấn and Phạm Hồng Nam were ousted in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles category.
The event attracted popular players, including 二0 一 六 US Olympians Jamie Subandhi, Sattawat Pongnairat, Howard Shu, and Phillip Chew, as well as some of the world’s greatest badminton players, such as Beiwen Zhang, Lee Hyun-Il, Michelle Li and legendary player Tony Gunawan.
The event carries a prize money of US$ 一 二0,000. — VNS