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Vietnam defeats Singapore 3-2 in the first round of theThomas Cup Preliminary Asia Zone
Hanoi (VNA) -- Vietnam defeated Singapore 3-2 in the first round of the
Thomas Cup Preliminary Asia Zone Feb. 23, a badminton men's team tournament in
Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand .
With the presence of the world No 8, Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam were favourites
going in to the tie.
Minh needed only half of an hour to beat Wong Ziliang Derek 21-13, 21-19 to pocket
the first win for Vietnam .
Singapore nearly drew level in the second match when Chen Yongzhao Ashton won
the first set 21-17 against Nguyen Hoang Nam .
But, Nam who is one of the top national players was a different player after a
short break. He dominated the second set with the Singaporean player finding no
way to resist as Nam won point after point, taking the set 21-9.
After a nail-biting final set, Nam came through 21-9, making it 2-0 to Vietnam
.
Two wins provided great encouragement for Duong Bao Duc who represented Vietnam
in the third match versus Chen Guorui. Duc stretched the winning run to 3-0 with
a 21-14, 21-19 victory after 20 minutes.
Three singles wins were enough for Vietnam to secure their victory but
following tournament format, they still had to play the doubles matches.
In the first doubles match, Minh and Nam downed their rivals, Saputra Hendri
Kurniawan and Tang Yew Loong Jonathan, 21-14 in the first set but unreasonably
decided to retired when it was 20-21 to Singapore in the second.
The surprising decision by the Vietnamese pair help Singapore narrow the
margin to 1-3.
The second doubles match saw Duc paired with Pham Cao Hieu but they were outplayed
by Singaporean opponents, Wijaya Hendra and Yeo Zhao Jiang Terry who took the
match 21-19, 21-19 to make 2-3 the final result.
Their second loss puts Singapore at the bottom of group A with no points having
lost their first match, 1-4 to Indonesia .
Vietnam are in second and will meet with leaders Indonesia on Feb. 24. With one
victory each, the two teams have ensured their berths in the next round.-Enditem
Thomas Cup Preliminary Asia Zone Feb. 23, a badminton men's team tournament in
Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand .
With the presence of the world No 8, Nguyen Tien Minh, Vietnam were favourites
going in to the tie.
Minh needed only half of an hour to beat Wong Ziliang Derek 21-13, 21-19 to pocket
the first win for Vietnam .
Singapore nearly drew level in the second match when Chen Yongzhao Ashton won
the first set 21-17 against Nguyen Hoang Nam .
But, Nam who is one of the top national players was a different player after a
short break. He dominated the second set with the Singaporean player finding no
way to resist as Nam won point after point, taking the set 21-9.
After a nail-biting final set, Nam came through 21-9, making it 2-0 to Vietnam
.
Two wins provided great encouragement for Duong Bao Duc who represented Vietnam
in the third match versus Chen Guorui. Duc stretched the winning run to 3-0 with
a 21-14, 21-19 victory after 20 minutes.
Three singles wins were enough for Vietnam to secure their victory but
following tournament format, they still had to play the doubles matches.
In the first doubles match, Minh and Nam downed their rivals, Saputra Hendri
Kurniawan and Tang Yew Loong Jonathan, 21-14 in the first set but unreasonably
decided to retired when it was 20-21 to Singapore in the second.
The surprising decision by the Vietnamese pair help Singapore narrow the
margin to 1-3.
The second doubles match saw Duc paired with Pham Cao Hieu but they were outplayed
by Singaporean opponents, Wijaya Hendra and Yeo Zhao Jiang Terry who took the
match 21-19, 21-19 to make 2-3 the final result.
Their second loss puts Singapore at the bottom of group A with no points having
lost their first match, 1-4 to Indonesia .
Vietnam are in second and will meet with leaders Indonesia on Feb. 24. With one
victory each, the two teams have ensured their berths in the next round.-Enditem
