Nguyen Thuy Linh had a smooth start in the tournament with a total prize money of 6 billion VND.

Vietnam's No. 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh passed the first round of the women's singles at the 2025 Canada Open badminton tournament with a total prize of 240,000 USD (about 6 billion VND).

Nguyen Thuy Linh is well prepared

After a surprise exit in the first round of the US Open, tennis player Nguyen Thuy Linh is better prepared for the Canada Open. This is a tournament in the World Tour Super 300 system of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) with a total prize money of 240,000 USD.

Nguyen Thuy Linh passed the first round of the women's singles at the 2025 Canada Open badminton tournament.

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At the 2025 Canada Open badminton tournament, Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 22nd in the world) was selected as the second seed in the women's singles while the first seed was the home player Michelle Li (ranked 19th in the world). In the first match this morning (Vietnam time), Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated the player Vivien Sandorhazi (Hungary, ranked 81st in the world) with a score of 2-0 (21/12, 21/14), winning the right to enter the second round.

With good playing form, Nguyen Thuy Linh dominated her opponent and won after 34 minutes of competition. Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the second round of the women's singles at the Canada Open badminton tournament was Chen Su Yu (Taiwan, ranked 91st in the world).

Nguyen Hai Dang defeated Le Duc Phat to enter the second round of the men's singles at the 2025 Canada Open badminton tournament.

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In addition to Nguyen Thuy Linh, Vietnamese badminton also has two players Le Duc Phat and Nguyen Hai Dang competing in the men's singles at the Canada Open. Unfortunately, they met in the first round, but Nguyen Hai Dang (ranked 67th in the world) played better and won against Le Duc Phat (ranked 62nd in the world). In the second round of the men's singles, Nguyen Hai Dang faced the second seed Naraoka Kodai (Japan, ranked 7th in the world).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-khoi-dau-suon-se-o-giai-dau-co-tong-tien-thuong-6-ti-dong-185250703055256604.htm