Trang showed a resilient fighting spirit against the Chinese Taipei opponent, who is currently ranked No. 2 in the world.

There was a moment during the first set when the Vietnamese shuttler was led 1-10, but she fought hard to narrow down the gap to 11-12.

Vu Thi Trang (R) loses to Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying in the round of 16.

Trang lost the match at 15-21, 10-21 overall, which was an acceptable result for her as Tai Tzu-ying is considered the favourite for this year’s title.

Despite failing to cruise into the quarterfinals, Trang had a memorable tournament in Japan as she made it through to the round of 16 at the BWF World

Championships for the third time, which she had previously done in 2014 and 2019. This is also the best achievement attained by a Vietnamese female shuttler thus far.

Notably, en route to the round of 16, Trang shocked everyone with her second-round victory (21-18, 16-21, 21-18) against No. 15 seed Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) – Europe’s No. 2 player and 2019 European champion.

Trang was one of the three Vietnamese competitors at the 2022 BWF World Championships. Earlier, her husband, the country’s top male player Nguyen Tien Minh, lost to No. 15 seed Wang Tzu-wei of Chinese Taipei. By participating in this year’s event, Tien Minh made history as the athlete with the most appearances at the BWF World Championships (13 times).

Meanwhile, the remaining Vietnamese representative, Nguyen Thuy Linh, also stopped in the second round of the women’s singles category following her defeat against No. 3 seed An Se-young from the Republic of Korea.

Bac Giang wins gold medal at 2022 National Mixed Team Badminton Championships

(BGO) – The 2020 National Mixed Team Badminton Championships, co-hosted by Vietnam Sport Administration and Vietnam Badminton Federation from July 26 – 30, wrapped up on July 30 after five day competition at Sport Gymnasium in Quang Nam province. Bac Giang delegation crowned championship title.

Vietnamese player wins first int’l badminton title at Croatia Open

Vu Thi Anh Thu of Vietnam secured a gold medal in the Croatia Open badminton tournament on June 23 in Dubrovnik.

Vietnam Badminton team win three bronze medals at SEA Games 31

(BGO) - The final matches in badminton single event at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) were held on May 22 afternoon at Bac Giang provincial Gymnasium which attracted thousands of spectators.

Vietnam badminton players stop at SEA Games 31 semifinal

The semifinal matches in badminton individual of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) took place on May 21 afternoon at Bac Giang provincial Gymnasium. Vietnam badminton athletes competed at men’s doubles and men’s singles events. After many efforts, the athletes of host country stopped semifinal. 

Vietnam badminton players stop at SEA Games 31 semifinal

(BGO) – The semifinal matches in badminton individual of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) took place on May 21 afternoon at Bac Giang provincial Gymnasium. Vietnam badminton athletes competed at men’s doubles and men’s singles events.

Source: VNA