Hai Dang enters round 3, the last hope of Vietnamese men's singles badminton

(NLDO) - Hai Dang, the 7th seed in the men's singles, confirmed his position in the third round of the Vietnam Open 2025 Badminton Tournament, the only player from the host country still participating in this event.

Hai Dang shared after the match

On the afternoon of September 10, Nguyen Hai Dang ( world rank 63) became the only representative of the host country remaining in the men's singles of the Super 100 Tournament - Vietnam Open 2025.

Seeded No. 7, the Vietnamese player only entered the field from the second round, facing Yu-Kai Wang (Chinese Taipei, ranked 136) and easily won in two sets. Before that, Le Duc Phat (ranked 85) had stopped early when he lost 0-2 (9-21, 15-21) to Kok Jing Hong (Malaysia, ranked 77) in the first round, on September 9.

Hai Dang showed dominance over its opponent from Chinese Taipei.

In the first set, Hai Dang dominated early, leading 7-3 and then 11-6. He had a series of 7 consecutive points to widen the gap to 18-10, before closing the first set with a score of 21-16 despite his opponent saving two match points.

In the second set, Wang started well and took the lead, but Hai Dang quickly regained control of the game. From a score of 5-5, the home player scored 6 consecutive points to take the lead to 11-5 and maintained the advantage, ending the match with a 21-15 victory.

Hai Dang is the only male tennis player from Vietnam still participating in the men's singles - Vietnam Open 2025 day 3

Sharing after the match, Hai Dang expressed that this victory was very important to him, creating momentum for the following matches. The only male tennis player of Vietnam still participating in the Vietnam Open 2025 also aim to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Before Hai Dang's match, female tennis player Vu Thi Trang (ranked 131) also played in the first round of women's singles but lost 0-2 (15-21, 20-22) to Indian tennis player Ashmita Chaliha, ranked 211.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/hai-dang-vao-vong-3-hy-vong-cuoi-cua-don-nam-viet-nam-196250910180410162.htm