Controversy rages as "Badminton" Trieu loses pickleball final

(Dan Tri) - The fact that tennis player Tran Ngoc Trieu (Trieu Badminton) was disqualified in the men's doubles final of the D-Joy Tour 2025 Leg 3 for arriving late has created heated controversy in the pickleball world.

The final match of the men's doubles event of the D-Joy Tour 2025 Leg 3 was scheduled to take place at 9:30 p.m. last night (October 26) between the two pairs Trinh Linh Giang - Tran Ngoc Trieu and Ly Hoang Nam - Le Xuan Duc.

Trieu "badminton" (purple shirt) was disqualified for arriving late to the pickleball final (Photo: D-Joy).

This promises to be a thrilling final between the two best pairs of the tournament. In particular, the first combination between Linh Giang and Trieu "badminton" has brought an interesting new feature to the tournament. Therefore, a lot of fans were present at the D-Joy gymnasium in District 7 (old) to watch.

However, in the end, everyone was disappointed when "badminton" Trieu arrived late. The organizers decided to award the victory to the pair Hoang Nam - Xuan Duc.

It is worth mentioning that on October 25, Trieu "badminton" flew to Hanoi to attend a tournament in Bac Ninh. Then, on October 26, he continued to compete with his teammate Dat "tro" in a tournament in Hanoi (losing in the semi-finals to Minh Quan - Vinh Hien). Then, at 6:30 p.m., Trieu "badminton" immediately flew to Ho Chi Minh City to compete in the finals of the D-Joy Tour.

As planned, "badminton" Trieu would arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at 8:30 p.m., still in time to travel to D-Joy Stadium to attend the final match. However, everything was beyond the tennis player's expectations. Due to heavy rain in Ho Chi Minh City last night, the plane could not land as planned. It took more than an hour of circling before the plane could land.

The organizers awarded the championship to the couple Hoang Nam - Xuan Duc (Photo: D-Joy).

Three tennis players Linh Giang, Hoang Nam, Xuan Duc and a large crowd of spectators waited for Trieu "badminton" to appear. The organizers even sent people to the airport to welcome Ngoc Trieu. However, in the end, Trieu "badminton" was still nearly 3 hours late. The Hoang Nam - Xuan Duc pair did not agree to compete because it was too late. Xuan Duc still had to go to school on the morning of October 27. Therefore, the organizers decided to disqualify the Linh Giang - Ngoc Trieu pair. The Hoang Nam - Xuan Duc pair went up to the podium to receive the first prize.

On his personal page, Ly Hoang Nam said: “The organizers announced that the match will take place at 9:30 p.m. Duc and Nam agreed to wait until then and as seen, everyone tried to prolong the waiting time for Mr. Trieu.

Nam and Duc discussed with the organizers that they would cancel the final match because they did not know when Trieu would land at Tan Son Nhat airport and they did not receive a final decision many times. This made Duc frustrated and tired, so Nam decided not to compete anymore.

Duc said he felt tired since 9am, and that if he entered the field he wouldn't be able to play, so Nam finally decided not to participate in the match. This affected the audience who were waiting, Nam and Duc apologize, and hope everyone understands.

On social networks, most opinions criticized badminton player Trieu "badminton" for being too unprofessional with comments such as:

"This tennis player has no respect for his opponents, the audience or the organizers at all."

“Badminton Trieu is so greedy for money that he never misses any tournament. How can he compete professionally like that?”

“The important thing for a professional athlete is to respect his opponents and the audience. Even if he arrives on time, how can he have enough physical strength to compete or perform on the field?”

Some opinions said that the pair Hoang Nam - Xuan Duc should have played because Ngoc Trieu was already on the field.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/tranh-cai-gay-gat-khi-trieu-cau-long-bi-xu-thua-o-chung-ket-pickleball-20251027115927448.htm