Former world badminton champion explains why he was defeated by Nguyen Thuy Linh

2013 World Badminton Women's Singles Champion Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) shared the reason why she lost for the second time to Vietnam's No. 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh.

Last night (August 25) in Paris (France), Vietnam's number 1 female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 22nd in the world ) made her mark by defeating Thai player Ratchanok Intanon (ranked 10th in the world), forcing her opponent to stop in the first round of the women's singles at the World Badminton Championship.

Ratchanok Intanon is 30 years old this year, and has a brilliant record of achievements. In addition to the 2013 world championship, this player has also won the Asian championship, the Southeast Asian championship as well as many other international open badminton tournaments.

Nguyen Thuy Linh makes an impressive start at the World Badminton Championships

PHOTO: INDEPENDENCE

Early last year, Nguyen Thuy Linh created a surprise when she defeated Ratchanok Intanon in the women's singles quarterfinals of the German Open. In this rematch, Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player maintained her form, continuing to win with a score of 2-0 (21/17, 21/18). Sharing on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) homepage, Ratchanok Intanon said that she had back pain so she could not move at full capacity, leading to her defeat to Nguyen Thuy Linh.

Who will Thuy Linh face in round 2?

In the second round of the women's singles at the Badminton World Championships tomorrow, Nguyen Thuy Linh will face Kirsty Gilmour (Scotland). This world-ranked player, ranked 31st, defeated Nguyen Thuy Linh 2-0 at the 2024 Indonesia Open. Difficulties await Nguyen Thuy Linh, but she is expected to maintain her high form to "get revenge" on her opponent.

Former world badminton champion Ratchanok Intanon lost twice to Nguyen Thuy Linh

PHOTO: BWF

On the opening day of Vietnamese badminton at the world championship, there was also an impressive 2-0 victory of Nguyen Dinh Hoang/Tran Dinh Manh in the men's doubles against Izak Batalha/Matheus Voigt (Brazil). In the men's singles, Le Duc Phat (ranked 69th in the world) lost 1-2 to Julien Carraggi (Belgium, ranked 59th in the world). Today, Vu Thi Trang (ranked 170th in the world) played her first match in the women's singles, against Yevheniia Kantemyr (ranked 129th in the world). Nguyen Hai Dang (ranked 57th in the world) played his first match in the men's singles against Alwi Farhan (Indonesia, ranked 23rd in the world).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cuu-vo-dich-cau-long-the-gioi-giai-thich-ly-do-bi-nguyen-thuy-linh-danh-bai-185250826090720617.htm