Nguyen Thuy Linh: US Tournament Loss

Thuy Linh has lost very painfully.

Yesterday (June 26th) the first round of the badminton tournament US Open 2025, the part of the World Tour Super 300 system of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) was part of the World Tour Super 300 system. Nguyen Thuy Linh (World Ranking Square 23), number two in the women’s singles, competed against the 16-year-old Indian Sharma Tanvi, who is lower in the BWF ranking. It was classified high, but lost 0: 2. This defeat is difficult to cope with for the Dong Nai player. Last month, Nguyen Thuy Linh was able to make a name for himself against many strong players and reached the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters, which is part of the World Tour Super 500 system, which is rated higher than the US Open.

According to the coaches, Sharma Tanvi is an emerging talent, only 16 years old, but already on the list of the Indian badminton team. The developments at the beginning of the first game showed that Nguyen Thuy Linh was still superior to her opponent.

However, the loss of breathing at the end of the game and the subsequent defeat in the second game showed that the Vietnamese number 1 was not physically and mentally in the best condition. Shortly before the tournament, Thuy Linh had to take a flight from Vietnam to the United States, which circled almost half the world, and therefore had no time to get used to the time zone. In addition, Nguyen Thuy Linh was disadvantaged on this tour because it was not supported by expert Hariawan Hong (Indonesia).

By leaving early in the first round of the women’s singles at the US Open 2025, Nguyen Thuy Linh had time to better prepare for the Canada Open, which will take place from July 1 to 6. This tournament is also part of the BWF World Tour Super 300 system. According to the results of the draw just announced, the Vietnamese player number 1 was set as number 2 in the women’s singles.