Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen promises to become a rising star in Vietnamese badminton – Photo: TCL Born in 2011 in Hai Duong, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen quickly established herself as the most promising young badminton player in the under-15 category in Vietnam. At just 14 years old, Thu Huyen began his international career by participating … Read more
Thai tennis player Kunlavut is taking a break from the Southeast Asian Games to concentrate on the World Tour final – Photo: SIAM In the world of badminton, the BWF World Tour Finals (since 2018) enjoy as much prestige as the Olympic Games, are considered the “finals of the year” and are the most prestigious … Read more
Vu Thi Trang (right) continues to show resilience at the age of 33 and surprisingly won a medal for Vietnam’s badminton team at the Southeast Asian Games – Photo: QUY LUONG On December 13, Vu Thi Trang and her younger teammate Bui Bich Phuong won the bronze medal in women’s doubles badminton for Vietnam at … Read more
JAKARTA – Badmintonist Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi was crowned with a strong debut at the 2025 Southeast Asian State Games by defeating fourth-place finisher Nguyen Thuy Linh to reach the quarterfinals. The Bali athlete battled back from a losing first set to win with a final score of 16-21, 22-20, 21-14 at Thamasat Rangsit … Read more
The draw for the doubles (men, women, mixed) and singles (men, women) badminton events of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games took place on December 10. The opponent of Nguyen Thuy Linh (22nd in the world) in women’s singles is now known. The Vietnamese number one will face Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi (Indonesia, 82nd in … Read more
The draw for the badminton doubles (men, women, mixed) and singles (men, women) of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games took place on December 10. This means that Nguyen Thuy Linh’s opponent (world number 22) in the women’s singles has been determined. Vietnam’s best badminton player meets Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi (Indonesia, world ranking 82). … Read more
“The first match was tough, because they (the Philippines) came with their first win, and they played quite well. The results were not good for us, and to be honest the players were not what we expected,” said Indra. “It’s very unfortunate that at the end of the first half there was a throw-in by … Read more
Singapore: Izairida Shakira; Rosnani Azman, Syazwani Ruzi, Umairah Hamdan, Nurhidayu Naszri, Danelle Tan, Cara Chang, Sarah Zu’risqha, Dhaniyah Qasimah, Chu Dorcas, Farhanah Ruhaizat. Indonesia: Iris De Rouw; Gea Yumanda, Emily Nahon, Vivi Oktavia, Muzdalifah Zahra, Marsela Yuliana, Reva Oktaviani, Felicia De Zeeuw, Rosdilah Siti, Isa Warps, Viny Silfianus.
Nguyen Thuy Linh made a spectacular comeback in the opening match, but… During the first Vietnamese badminton match at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, on the morning of December 7, Nguyen Thuy Linh entered the court and did not disappoint either the technical staff or the fans. The Vietnamese player lost the first set, but … Read more
Badminton Vietnam enters the fray Southeast Asian Games On the morning of December 7, 32 Vietnamese players participated in the women’s team event. In this match, the Vietnamese women’s badminton team lost 1-3 to Malaysia. Only Nguyen Thuy Linh won 2-1 against Karupathevan Letshanaa (number 1 of the Malaysian women’s team, 42nd in the world). … Read more