On the morning of June 9, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Tennis Federation conducted the draw and held the opening of the selection matches for the Vietnam Davis Cup team to participate in the Davis Cup Group III international tennis tournament, Asia - Pacific region 2025. The selection tournament will take place from today until June 15 at AP Sports Stadium (Thu Duc City) and WinWin Tennis Court (District 12).
Seven individuals participated in the tournament and competed for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th places on the national team to participate in the Davis Cup Group III international tennis tournament in 2025 to ensure transparency, objectivity, and the best professional quality.
In addition to two national team players, Nguyen Van Phuong (Military) and Vu Ha Minh Duc (AP Sports Club), the event gathered 07 excellent athletes from 5 localities and strong units across the country including: Athlete Dinh Viet Tuan Minh, Athlete Tran Quoc Cuong - Ho Chi Minh City, Athlete Nguyen Minh Phat - AP Sports Club, Athlete Nguyen Dai Khanh - Becamex Binh Duong, Athlete Bui Hoang Anh - Hanoi , Athlete Pham La Hoang Anh, Athlete Truong Thanh Minh - Hai Dang Tay Ninh Club.
Athletes compete for the remaining 3 spots of the Vietnam Davis Cup team
Accordingly, seven athletes will compete in a round robin to ensure fairness and select 3/7 athletes, of which positions 3 and 4 are prioritized for singles matches, the remaining athlete is prioritized for doubles matches.
Head coach of Vietnam Davis Cup team Nguyen Phi Anh Vu added: "With three selection positions, 2 positions will be chosen for singles and 1 for doubles. This singles can replace two key athletes. 7 athletes will compete in a round robin to choose 2 positions. The remaining 5 athletes will choose 3 people with the best doubles level to stand with Van Phuong to compete in a round robin, and choose the last position. With the criteria of rejuvenating the squad, the goal is also moderate to avoid putting pressure on the players when some of them are new to the national team and continental tournaments for the first time".
The announcement and selection is not only an important step in professional preparation, but also demonstrates transparency, fair competition and aims to build a team with depth and the ability to compete internationally.
Coach Nguyen Phi Anh Vu shares selection criteria
Through this event, the VTF Coaching and Training Board will evaluate the performance, physical strength and competitive spirit of the athletes.
In particular, the athletes' competitive mentality will also be focused on, from which the list of national teams participating in the Davis Cup Group III - 2025 tournament will be officially finalized on June 15 in Bac Ninh .
In addition, this selection round is also a stepping stone for selecting representatives to attend the SEA Games at the end of the year. However, these seeds need to maintain their performance in the National Championship or World Tour until the end of the year if they want to have a place to attend the regional sports festival.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/chi-tieu-cua-dot-tuyen-chon-davis-cup-viet-nam-196250609115316779.htm
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