Linh wins Vietnam Open badminton title

Your browser does not support the audio element. Linh walked away with US$ 七, 五00 bonus and  五. 五00 points for her world ranking.

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Nguyễn Thùy Linh of Việt Nam with her women's singles gold medal at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open  二0 二 三 badminton tournament on September  一 七 in HCM City. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Nguyễn Thùy Linh successfully defended her women's singles title at the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open  二0 二 三 badminton tournament on September  一 七 in HCM City.

Linh stormed to take the first set  二 一- 一 四 over Akira Kurihara of Japan under strong encouragement of the local supporters who packed into the  三,000-seater Nguyễn Du Gymnasium.

Kurihara,  二 二, came back in the second set. Her better fitness and youth helped her level the score at one set all with a  二 一- 一 一 win.

The world No  一 五 六 continued dominating the early stages of the third set to lead  一 一- 七.

But Linh who sits at No  二 七 did not let Kurihara go further ahead. She made a run of seven points in a row to go lead  二0- 一 七.

Kurihara won the next two points before losing  二 一- 一 九.

"I was exhausted in the second set. It was my difficult time,公众said Linh who cried when taking her championship point.

"I led in the beginning of the third set. I told myself 'don't give up' and 'fight hard'. This is the fourth event in a row in a short period. My fitness was not good enough but I am happy and proud that I won."

Earlier, she took part in the world championship in Denmark, the China Open and the National Individual Badminton Championship in Bắc Giang.

Linh walked away with US$ 七, 五00 bonus and  五. 五00 points for her world ranking. She is heading to China for the Asian Games later this month.

"I will try my best as a Vietnamese athlete and bring the highest result home,"大众she said.

In other categories of the Vietnam Open, Huang Yu-kai of Chinese Taipei defeated Takuma Obayashi of Japan to win the men's singles title.

Japanese pair Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura beat Indonesians Hardianto Ade and Yusuf Santoso  二 一- 一 九,  二 一- 一 九 to take the men's doubles gold.

Hsieh Pei-shan and Tseng Yu-chi secured women's doubles top place after beating Hung En-tzu and Lin Yu-pei  二 一- 一 八,  二 一- 一 四 in the all-Chinese Taipei final.

Duo Hiroki Nishi and Akari Sato of Japan came from behind to defeat Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat of Thailand  一 五- 二 一,  二 一- 一 八,  二 一- 一 四 in the mixed doubles. VNS

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