Nguyen Thuy Linh creates historical milestone

In the rankings announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) yesterday, Vietnam's number 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh rose 4 places, entering the world's top 20 for the first time (her previous highest ranking was 23rd in the world).

Nguyen Thuy Linh in the world top 20

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This achievement was achieved thanks to the Dong Nai tennis player 's consecutive successes in high-level international tournaments, part of the BWF World Tour system such as China Open (round of 16), Vietnam Open (champion), Finland Open (quarterfinals), Denmark Open (round of 16). The higher her ranking on the BWF rankings, the more Thuy Linh not only qualifies to participate in the world's top badminton tournaments but also has the opportunity to be selected as a seed, avoiding facing stronger players in the early rounds. On the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifying rankings, Nguyen Thuy Linh also rose to 15th in the world, ensuring a ticket to participate in the women's singles event of this tournament.

Having soon completed the goal of entering the world's top 20 in 2023, Vietnam's No. 1 tennis player is aiming for a new goal of conquering the world's top 15. Investment for this tennis player is being coordinated between Thuy Linh's management unit, Dong Nai, with the Department of Sports and Physical Training and the Vietnam Badminton Federation. Accordingly, Thuy Linh will be given the opportunity to compete in international tournaments with a suitable schedule. In addition, she is also scheduled to train abroad in between international tournaments to accumulate expertise, physical strength and recovery. The problem of finding experts and personal coaches for Nguyen Thuy Linh has also been raised but has not yet been solved because to have a good coach to accompany her, the cost is very high.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, in charge of the department and General Secretary of the Dong Nai Badminton Federation, said that because Nguyen Thuy Linh is being called up to the national team, there is a team coach in charge. "On the local side, the coaches always care and regularly communicate with Nguyen Thuy Linh. In national tournaments, international tournaments in Vietnam and some international tournaments and training sessions abroad, we also send coaches to accompany and support Linh," Ms. Hien said.

Today, Nguyen Thuy Linh entered the first round of the women's singles at the French Open badminton tournament. This is a tournament in the BWF World Tour Super 750 system, so it attracts many strong players. Unfortunately for the number 1 Vietnamese player, she will soon face the reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei (China, ranked 3rd in the world). However, this is also a valuable opportunity for Nguyen Thuy Linh to hone her skills. In recent tournaments, she has continuously defeated opponents with higher rankings, so she is expected to create a surprise against Chen Yu Fei.

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