Thuy Linh entered the finals of the 2025 Korean Masters Badminton Tournament

VHO - At noon on November 8, Vietnam's number 1 female tennis player - Nguyen Thuy Linh won the right to enter the finals of the 2025 Korean Masters Badminton Tournament, a Super 300 level playground of the BWF World Tour system.

Thuy Linh's opponent (seed number 2, world rank 24) in the semi-finals is Japanese tennis player - Akechi Hina (world rank 57).

Thuy Linh is in good form at the tournament.

Previously in the quarterfinals, Thuy Linh defeated Korean tennis player - Lee So Yul while Akechi Hina eliminated Thailand's 6th seed - Pitchamon Opatniouth.

With a higher ranking and rating, Thuy Linh started the game very well in set 1. When leading 8-5, Vietnam's number 1 tennis player had a series of 7 points to lead 15-5, then led 17-9 before winning 21-11.

Set 2 was more difficult for Thuy Linh when Akechi Hina played with determination and effort.

The Japanese player continued to chase the score despite being behind 7-3 and then 11-8.

When Akechi Hina equalized at 14-14, Thuy Linh had a series of 4 points to lead 18-14, before winning 21-17.

Defeating Akechi Hina 2-0 (21-11, 21-17) after 41 minutes of play, Thuy Linh entered the final of the 2025 Korea Masters Badminton Tournament.

This is also the fourth time in his career that the 1997-born tennis player has reached the finals of the Super 300 tournament of the BWF World Tour system.

In the previous 3 times, Thuy Linh failed and she is aiming for the first Super 300 title in her career.

The final obstacle in this goal of the Vietnamese tennis player is the number 1 seed from Chinese Taipei - Chiu Pin-Chian (ranked 20th in the world).

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/thuy-linh-vao-chung-ket-giai-cau-long-han-quoc-masters-2025-180043.html