Nguyen Thuy Linh unexpectedly defeated the former world number 1 at the world badminton championship.

TPO - Vietnam's No. 1 badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh excellently defeated former world No. 1 Ratchanok Intanon to advance to round 2 of the world championship.

Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated former world number 1 Ratchanok Intanon.

Nguyen Thuy Linh was unlucky when she had to face former world No. 1 Ratchanok Intanon in the first round. However, the Vietnamese player excellently defeated her Thai opponent after 45 minutes of play, with the scores of 2 sets being 21-17 and 21-18 respectively. Thuy Linh showed perseverance throughout the 2 sets to overcome Ratchanok Intanon for the second time in her career. The two players fought for each point, but Thuy Linh was always the one who did better at the end of the sets to win the final match.

Ratchanok Intanon is a famous badminton player from Thailand. She was ranked No. 1 in 2016 and won the world championship in 2013, becoming the youngest player to win the championship at the age of 18 years, 6 months and 6 days. She won a silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games, was crowned Asian champion in 2015, and won three gold medals at the SEA Games.

With this convincing victory, Nguyen Thuy Linh entered the second round of the tournament. The number 1 female tennis player of Vietnam had a better result than the previous time participating. At the Badminton World Championship held in Denmark in 2023, Nguyen Thuy Linh lost 0-2 to Japanese tennis player Nozomi Okuhara. The next opponent of the number 1 female tennis player of Vietnam in the second round of the Badminton World Championship 2025 is Kirsty Gilmour. The Scottish tennis player is currently ranked 28th and is an equal opponent to Nguyen Thuy Linh. This is a good opportunity for the tennis player from Vietnam to enter the third round.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-bat-ngo-quat-nga-cuu-so-1-the-gioi-tai-giai-cau-badminton-vo-dich-the-gioi-post1772581.tpo