Le Duc Phat and Nguyen Hai Dang follow Nguyen Thuy Linh in saying goodbye to the US Open.

After Nguyen Thuy Linh unexpectedly stopped in the first round of the women's singles at the 2025 US Open badminton tournament, Le Duc Phat and Nguyen Hai Dang also said goodbye to the tournament when they stopped in the second round of the men's singles.

Late on June 26, Le Duc Phat (ranked 66th in the world ) faced Harry Huang (England, ranked 77th in the world) in the second round of the men's singles at the 2025 US Open badminton tournament. His opponent played better in both games, forcing Vietnam's No. 1 male tennis player to chase the score but still failed. The final 0-2 defeat (13/21, 16/21) to Harry Huang forced Le Duc Phat to stop.

Le Duc Phat lost to tennis player Harry Huang (England, ranked 77th in the world) in the second round of the men's singles at the 2025 US Open badminton tournament.

PHOTO: KHA HOA

Nguyen Hai Dang almost created a surprise

In the late match of the same day, tennis player Nguyen Hai Dang (ranked 73rd in the world) had a good match against No. 1 seed Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan, ranked 6th in the world). In the first set, Nguyen Hai Dang competed fiercely with the Taiwanese player, at times reaching a 2-point gap (14/12) but his opponent fought back strongly, winning 21/17. In the second set, the HCMC player surprised everyone by creating a 7-point gap (14/7) against Chou Tien Chen but failed to take advantage of his advantage, and was turned around by his opponent, winning 21/17 and losing 0-2.

Nguyen Hai Dang almost created a surprise for world No. 6 tennis player Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan)

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Thus, all three Vietnamese players stopped at the US Open badminton tournament, which is part of the World Tour Super 300 system of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Nguyen Thuy Linh, Le Duc Phat and Nguyen Hai Dang will participate in the Canada Open badminton tournament from July 1 to 6, a tournament also part of the World Tour Super 300 system. According to the draw results of the Canada Open badminton tournament, Le Duc Phat and Nguyen Hai Dang unfortunately faced each other in the first round. Meanwhile, Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 23rd in the world) is the second seed in the women's singles. Her opponent in the first round is Hungarian player Vivien Sandorhazi (ranked 82nd in the world).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/le-duc-phat-nguyen-hai-dang-noi-got-nguyen-thuy-linh-chia-tay-giai-my-mo-rong-185250627055959751.htm