Tag: badminton
Tien Minh back in world top ten badminton players
Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam’s number-one badminton player, has made a comeback to the Badminton World Federation’s list of the world’s top ten players. The step forward was attributed to Minh’s efforts to enter the quarterfinals of the Korea Open Championship which started on January 12. It is expected that Minh will continue to go... Read more
Minh swept aside at Super Series quarters
Vietnamâs best badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh was knocked out of the Victor Korea Super Series after losing 0-2 to Chen Jin at the quarterfinals in Seoul on Friday. Chinaâs number two and the worldâs number-five beat Minh, ranked 11th in the world, 21-7 in the first set.Despite an all-out effort... Read more
Badminton hero to face first int’l challenge of 2010
Vietnam’s top male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will take on his first international challenge of the new year at the VICTOR Korea Open Super Series from January 12-17. LookAtVietnam - Vietnam’s top male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will take on his first international challenge of the new year at the VICTOR Korea Open Super Series... Read more
Badminton hero to face first intâl challenge of 2010
Vietnamâs top male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will take on his first international challenge of the new year at the VICTOR Korea Open Super Series from January 12-17. Sixth-seeded Minh will be playing against major players such as world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia at the competition in Seoul,... Read more
SEA Games 2009: VN targets gold medals in 21 events
Vietnam is targeting gold medals in 21 events at the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos. Swimmer Huu Viet. The teams strengths and weaknesses have been weighed up before reaching the figure. Traditionally, however, while there are plenty of medals to be won for athletics and swimming these events are not Vietnam’s forte. In the swimming event,... Read more
SPORTS IN BRIEF 20/10
Top players to compete in Ha Noi; Vinh scores historic European goal; Chess star Thang to train abroad; Badminton star to get new coach The National Top Table Tennis Players Championship will start today, October 20, at the Ha Noi’s Trinh Hoai Duc Gymnasium.The best 24 athletes will take part in round-robin format competition for men and women.According... Read more
Badminton ace likely to benefit from world-class coach next year
Vietnamâs top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh, ranked seventh in the world, is set to obtain the services of an international coach at home early next year. Indonesian badminton expert Asep Shuharno has been invited to coach Minh and the cityâs badminton squad, the municipal Department of Culture, Sports... Read more
Minh climbs to seventh in world badminton rankings
LookAtVietnam - Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed one more place to seventh in the Badminton World Federation’s rankings released on October 1.Minh moved up thanks to the 2,820 points he earned for advancing to the semifinals of the Yonex Open Japan Super Series, which ended Sunday. He has 50,310 points in total.He replaced... Read more
Minh climbs to seventh in world badminton rankings
Vietnamâs top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has climbed one more place to seventh in the Badminton World Federationâs rankings released Thursday. Minh moved up thanks to the 2,820 points he earned for advancing to the semifinals of the Yonex Open Japan Super Series, which ended Sunday. He has 50,310... Read more
National champs to kick off on Sunday
LookAtVietnam – The Yonex-Sunrise National Individual Badminton Championship will kick off on Sunday in the northern province of Thai Binh. The Viet Nam Badminton Federation’s general secretary, Le Thanh Sang, said HCM City would face stiff competition from other teams eager to prevent it from repeating last year’s success, when it won three... Read more
