With a spectacular save, Nguyen Thuy Linh entered the semi-finals of the 2025 Korean Masters badminton tournament.

Vietnam's No. 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh won the right to enter the women's singles semi-finals of the Korea Masters 2025 badminton tournament after an impressive victory over host Lee So Yul.

Nguyen Thuy Linh won spectacularly in game 2

Ranked 24th in the world and seeded No. 2 in the women's singles at the 2025 Korea Masters badminton tournament, Nguyen Thuy Linh is considered to be better than the home player Lee So Yul, ranked 110th in the world, in today's quarterfinals.

Nguyen Thuy Linh won the right to enter the women's singles semi-finals of the Korean Masters badminton tournament

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With sharp shots, Nguyen Thuy Linh forced the 22-year-old Korean player to move a lot and was often passive. Effectively using close-range shots helped Nguyen Thuy Linh continuously lead Lee So Yul before winning with a score difference of 21/12 in set 1.

With no way back, Lee So Yul rose strongly in game 2 and created a 3-point gap (5/2) against Nguyen Thuy Linh. However, her perseverance and persistence in each hit helped Nguyen Thuy Linh regain control of the game.

Nguyen Thuy Linh with joy when entering the semi-finals of the 2025 Korean Masters badminton tournament

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Nguyen Thuy Linh and Lee So Yul competed fiercely in scores with many exciting and tense tug-of-wars. Lee So Yul used her youthful energy to create an impressive series of points, increasing the gap to 5 points (17/12) against Nguyen Thuy Linh. Nguyen Thuy Linh's consecutive misses helped Lee So Yul take the lead 20/16, with 4 set points (end of the game). Although it seemed like she would lose this game, Nguyen Thuy Linh rose strongly, equalizing the score 20/20 before rising to a spectacular victory 23/21, closing the overall victory 2-0.

Defeating Lee So Yul after 36 minutes of competition, Nguyen Thuy Linh won the right to enter the semi-finals of the women's singles event of the 2025 Korea Masters badminton tournament. Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the semi-finals taking place tomorrow will be the winner of the match between Pitchamon Opaniputh (Thailand, ranked 37th in the world) and Hina Akechi (Japan, ranked 57th in the world).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cuu-thua-ngoan-muc-nguyen-thuy-linh-vao-ban-ket-giai-cau-long-han-quoc-masters-2025-1852511071309589.htm