Dinh Manh and Dinh Hoang struggled on the opening day of Vietnam Open 2025

The pair Tran Dinh Manh and Nguyen Dinh Hoang had a tough day of competition in round 1 of the Vietnam Open 2025 Badminton Tournament.

Tran Dinh Manh (left) and Nguyen Dinh Hoang had a hard-fought victory - Photo: THANH DINH

On the evening of September 10, the host country's pair Tran Dinh Manh and Nguyen Dinh Hoang won 2-1 (21-19, 11-21, 21-13) against Donovan Willard Wee and Hao Howin Wong of Singapore in the men's doubles event of the Vietnam Open 2025.

Currently on the rankings, the emerging male duo of Vietnamese badminton is ranked 134th in the world .

This ranking puts them in a better position, but both have met with fierce resistance from their opponents.

The Singaporean duo created many difficulties for the Vietnamese representative - Photo: THANH DINH

In the first set, both sides fought for every point. Both sides gave the audience at Nguyen Du Stadium long shots, eye-catching attacks and defenses.

However, Dinh Manh and Dinh Hoang showed their mettle at decisive moments, seizing every opportunity to win narrowly 21-19.

In the second set, the Singaporean pair suddenly exploded. Donovan Willard Wee and Jia Hao Howin Wong changed their tactics, constantly pressuring the Vietnamese pair with fast and powerful attacks to win 21-11.

The home team had many surprising moments before the strength of their opponents - Photo: THANH DINH

However, with the encouragement of the home crowd, Tran Dinh Manh and Nguyen Dinh Hoang regained their spirit and dominated the deciding set to win 21-13, thereby registering their names in the next round.

Audience at Nguyen Du Stadium cheered enthusiastically for the Vietnamese duo - Photo: THANH DINH

Previously, at the Ciputra Hanoi - Vietnam International Challenge 2025 tournament held in March, Dinh Hoang and Dinh Manh made history for Vietnamese badminton when they won the men's doubles championship at an International Challenge level tournament. This impressive journey has helped them receive many expectations at this Vietnam Open 2025 tournament.

Sharing after the match, Dinh Hoang said that both of them will try their best to compete in Vietnam Open 2025 to dedicate to the home audience. He also hopes that the tournament will help him accumulate points to improve his position on the rankings. At the same time, the highest goal of both of them is to win tickets to the next Olympics.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dinh-manh-dinh-hoang-vat-va-o-ngay-ra-quan-viet-nam-open-2025-20250910223126823.htm