Li, who won the trophy at the Canadian Open twice in 2015 and 2022, is currently ranked 13th in the world. She also earned many gold medals in the women's singles at the Pan American Games.

Nguyen Thuy Linh is Vietnam's number one badminton player.

Linh, the world's 29th player, excellently won a victory with a score of 21-11 in the first set and 21-17 in the second.

Previously, Linh also defeated Li 2-1 at the 2018 China Open Badminton Tournament.

On Sunday, Linh will play world number 1 badminton player Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

The 2023 Canada Open badminton tournament takes place in Calgary, Canada, from July 4 to July 9 with the total cash prize pool worth $420,000. The tournament belongs to the World Tour Super 500 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Vietnam's top female badminton player now 45th in world ranking

Badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh of Dong Nai team has risen to the 45th from the 49th position in the latest world’s singles women rankings, according to Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Badminton legend loses top position in Vietnam after 21 years

Nguyen Tien Minh is no longer Vietnam's number one badminton player after being nudged aside by Nguyen Hai Dang, 23.

Vietnam’s top female badminton player now 49th in world ranking

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh has risen to the 49th position in the world’s latest singles women rankings, according to Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Nguyen Thuy Linh wins trophy at Vietnam Open badminton tournament

Nguyen Thuy Linh , Vietnam's top female badminton player, has won the women’s singles at Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open badminton tournament after beating her Malaysian rival.

Vietnam badminton star beats Europe's top player at world championship

Vu Thi Trang achieved her best result at BWF World Championships in Japan by advancing to the third round after defeating Denmark's Mia Blichfelt on Wednesday.

Source: VnExpress