Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen won silver medal at the 2024 Asian Youth Badminton Championship

On August 25th, 13-year-old badminton player Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen won her first ever Asian silver medal at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships U17-U15, U15 age group.

Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen (in red) on the podium receiving a medal at the 2024 Asian Junior Badminton Championships U17-U15 - Photo: Vietnam National Television

To secure a place in the finals of the Asian Junior Badminton Championships U17-U15, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen had an impressive and convincing journey. In the semi-finals, she unexpectedly defeated the very strong Chinese opponent Liu Yutong. It was a dramatic and tense match. The Vietnamese player won the first set 21-18. Liu Yutong played well to win the second set 21-17, forcing the match to go to a decisive third set. There, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen showed her mettle to defeat her opponent 21-17, securing her place in the final. Prior to that, the Vietnamese girl had defeated Yu Jeong Jang (South Korea), Shaina Manimuthu (India), and Deng Ye Wen (China). In the U15 final, Huyen faced Indian opponent Tanvi Patri. This was a dream match as Patri was the number 1 seed, while Huyen was the number 2 seed of the tournament. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, the Vietnamese player lost in two sets with scores of 20-22 and 11-21.

Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen is one of Vietnam's brightest badminton talents - Photo: TTVN

Nevertheless, this result still earned Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen a silver medal. According to Mr. Khoa Trung Kien, head of badminton (Department of Sports and Physical Education), this is the first time Vietnamese badminton has had an athlete reach the finals at an Asian-level tournament. This achievement is an encouragement for Vietnamese badminton in nurturing young talents and preparing for the future. Previously, Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen also participated in doubles with Pham Thanh Hang and reached the quarterfinals.

The 2024 Asian Junior Badminton Championships U17-U15 will take place from August 20th to 25th in Chengdu, China. The tournament will feature competitions in women's singles, men's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles across two age groups: U17 and U15.

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