Nguyen Thuy Linh 'pocketed' 9,120 USD when she excelled in the finals of the German badminton tournament.

Nguyen Thuy Linh shows her bravery

Nguyen Thuy Linh's opponent in the semi-finals of the 2025 German Open badminton tournament is the "tough" player Riko Gunji, 22 years old, ranked 41st in the world . The women's singles champion of the World Youth Badminton Championship and a member of the Japanese badminton team caused many difficulties for the number 1 female badminton player of Vietnam, but with her courage, Nguyen Thuy Linh had the joy of victory.

Nguyen Thuy Linh flies high at the 2025 German Open badminton tournament

Riko Gunji started strong and effective, forcing Nguyen Thuy Linh into a point-chasing situation. The Japanese player led 9/5, 13/11, 14/12 but the Dong Nai player still persistently pursued and then equalized the score 15/15 and won 21/17.

The second set was even more difficult for Nguyen Thuy Linh when Riko Gunji created a gap of up to 8 points for her (16/8). However, that was also the time when the number 1 female badminton player of Vietnam played explosively, creating an impressive scoring streak to equalize 17/17 before winning spectacularly 21/19.

Defeating the talented Japanese player after nearly an hour of competition, Nguyen Thuy Linh won the right to enter the final of the women's singles event of the 2025 German Open badminton tournament. By entering the final of the tournament in the World Tour Super 300 system of the Badminton World Federation, Nguyen Thuy Linh received at least 9,120 USD (about 230 million VND) and 5,950 points from the organizing committee.

In the final tonight, Nguyen Thuy Linh will face Yeo Jia Min (Singapore). This player is currently ranked 13th in the world and is the number 1 seed of the tournament, so this is definitely the biggest "mountain" that Nguyen Thuy Linh must conquer if she wants to be crowned. In last year's German tournament, Nguyen Thuy Linh was runner-up, this time the number 1 Vietnamese player is determined to change the color of the medal. If she wins the championship, Nguyen Thuy Linh will receive a "huge" bonus of 18,000 USD (about 450 million VND) and 7,000 points.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-bo-tui-9120-usd-khi-xuat-sac-vao-chung-ket-giai-cau-long-duc-185250302064203961.htm