Vietnam 2025 Open: Dinh Manh & Dinh Hoang Struggle Day 1

Tran Dinh Manh (left) and Nguyen Dinh Hoang won a harsh victory disputed – Photo: Thanh Dinh

On the evening of September 10, the pair of the host country Tran Dinh Manh and Nguyen Dinh Hoang won 2-1 (21-19, 11-21, 21-13) against Donovan Willard Wee and Hao Howin Wong of Singapore in the double gentlemen of the Vietnam Open 2025.

Currently in the standings, the emerging duo of Vietnamese male badminton is ranked 134th in the world.

This classification places them in a better position, but both encountered fierce resistance from their opponents.

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The Singaporean duo has created many difficulties for the Vietnamese representative – Photo: Thanh Dinh

During the first set, the two teams fought for each point. They offered the public of the Nguyen stadium of distant shots, attacks and spectacular defenses.

However, Dinh Manh and Dinh Hoang showed their courage in decisive moments, seizing each opportunity to win a tight victory 21-19.

In the second set, the Singaporean pair exploded. Donovan Willard Wee and Jia Hao Howin Wong have changed tactics, constantly putting pressure on the Vietnamese pair with fast and powerful attacks to win 21-11.

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The local team had many surprising moments in the face of the strength of its opponents – Photo: Thanh Dinh

However, with the encouragement of the local public, Tran Dinh Manh and Nguyen Dinh Hoang found their minds and dominated the decisive set to win 21-13, thus registering their names in the next round.

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The public of the Nguyen stadium of the Applaudi with enthusiasm the Vietnamese duo – Photo: Thanh Dinh

During the Ciputra Hanoi – Vietnam International Challenge 2025 tournament, organized in March, Dinh Hoang and Dinh Manh marked the history of Vietnamese badminton by winning the male double male championship of an international Challenge tournament. This impressive course has enabled them to arouse many expectations for the Vietnam 2025 open.

After the match, Dinh Hoang said that both would do their best to participate in the Vietnam 2025 open and present it to their audience. He also hopes that this tournament will allow him to accumulate points and improve his ranking. Their main objective is also to get tickets for the next Olympic Games.

Source : https://tuoitre.vn/dinh-manh-dinh-hoang-vat-va-o-ngay-ra-quan-viet-nam-open-2025-20250910223126823.htm

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