Vietnam’s No. 1 badminton player had a good start at the international badminton tournament in Germany to continue her momentum to the second round.
On the evening of June 29, tVietnam’s number one tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated Rachael Darragh (Republic of Ireland) 21-8, 21-18 in the first round of the Hylo Open badminton tournament.
Hylo Open belongs to the Super 300 system last year, Thuy Linh reached the final, so she is ranked fourth in this year’s tournament.
In the first round, she met Rachael Darragh of the Republic of Ireland, ranked 81st. world. Against an underdog opponent, Thuy Linh quickly dominated with flexible movements, controlling the ball, dropping it small, then heading to the net to accurately smash it to the ground.
Thuy Linh reached the second round of the tournament currently being played in Germany. Photo: Internet.
The Vietnamese player always led with a wide gap to quickly end the first set with a score of 21-8.
In the second set, Thuy Linh still held the initiative with powerful smashes that made the opponent struggle to defend. Even though Darragh had a moment of strong surge, the Vietnamese player still handled it calmly to win 21-18, ending the match after 31 minutes.
In the second round on October 31, Thuy Linh met Keisha Fatimah Azzahra of Azerbaijan, ranked 10th in the world.
Hylo Open is part of Thuy Linh’s European tour. On October 17, she stopped in the second round of the Denmark Open.
In the Badminton World Federation (BWF) competition system, Super 300 belongs to the professional level, behind Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500 and above BWF Tour Super 100. Next are the lower levels such as the BWF World Tour Challengers and the BWF International Challenge. .. mainly for young athletes.
Nguyen Thuy Linh started participating in the Asian Badminton Championship in 2016. Every time the Vietnamese badminton team participated in the continental arena, this player participated and if we calculate a specific problem, Thuy Linh has accumulated since then considerable experience. Thanks to the density of the competition, Nguyen Thuy Linh benefits from the best conditions to fully participate in numerous international tournaments around the world. Under the national team jersey, Thuy Linh attended the World Championships, Asian Championships, ASIAD and SEA Games.
Nguyen Thuy Linh was selected as the number 4 seed in women’s singles at the international badminton tournament in Germany. On October 30 (local time), Thuy Linh played the opening match of the first round of the women’s singles against her opponent Rachael Darragh (Republic of Ireland). Without difficulty, Thuy Linh easily won 10-1 (2.0/August 21) after 8 minutes of play. The victory is the beginning of an important spiritual meaning for Thuy Linh. In the second round, our player will meet his opponent Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (Azerbaijan).
The international badminton tournament in Germany is a tournament at the BWF World Tour Super 300 level of the global competition system. This is also the European tournament in which Thuy Linh is participating, after the recent tournament in Denmark./.
Le Quang
