18-year-old badminton player won silver medal at Malaysia International Series 2025

(NLDO) - 18-year-old tennis player Bich Phuong won the silver medal at the Malaysia International Series 2025 Badminton Tournament after unexpectedly beating the 1st and 5th seeds.

Bui Bich Phuong (ranked 388th in the world ) made a strong impression when entering the finals of the Malaysia International Series 2025 - under the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

In the final match on the afternoon of September 14, the 18-year-old Vietnamese tennis player faced Kim Seong Min (ranked 281st in the world, Korea). In the first set, Bich Phuong lost by a narrow margin 18-21 but managed to equalize with a 21-15 victory in the second set. However, in the deciding set, she was behind and lost 14-21, accepting the runner-up position after a 1-2 defeat.

Although she could not win the championship, Bich Phuong's journey is still commendable and shows potential and hope for the future. As the runner-up of the tournament, Phuong brought home 2,130 bonus points and 480 USD (nearly 13 million VND) from the tournament organizers.

Bich Phuong (left) won silver medal and created many surprises at the International Series tournament in Malaysia.

During the tournament in Malaysia, Phuong created many surprises right from the first round, when he eliminated No. 1 seed Nutnalin Rattanapanuwong (Thailand) after only 2 sets.

Next, the young tennis player from Hanoi defeated Yi Tsen Hsieh and Chen Han (Chinese Taipei) in turn. In the semi-finals on the afternoon of September 13, Phuong continued to play explosively, coming from behind to defeat 5th seed Kim Joo Eun (Korea) 2-1.

Having grown up through many national and international youth tournaments, Bich Phuong won gold medals in women's singles and national mixed doubles; silver medals in women's singles at the national youth tournament; bronze medals in team and women's doubles at the ASEAN Schools Games 2024.

Also this year, Bich Phuong and teammate Pham Van Truong reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles at the Sri Lanka Challenge 2025, a tournament also under the BWF system.

Although these international tournaments are not part of the Super Tour system, they are important stepping stones for young Hanoi tennis players to accumulate points and experience, aiming for bigger goals like the Vietnam Open 2025.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tay-vot-18-tuoi-gianh-hcb-giai-cau-long-malaysia-international-series-2025-196250914160219986.htm