Vietnam ’s top male badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh won his second Vietnam Open title after defeating Malaysian fourth seed Chong Wei Feng in the men’s singles final in Ho Chi Minh City on October 11.
This victory is the culmination of a triumphant year for the world No. 7, who won the SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2009 in July and the Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix 2009 Gold in August.
It is also Minh’s seventh international title. Previous wins include the Malaysia Satellite in 2004, the Vietnam Satellite in 2006 and in 2008 and the Vietnam Open in 2008.
The 26-year-old had to fight hard against the world No. 58, whom he beat 21-7, 19-21, 21-14 in 55 minutes.
Minh will next compete in the Hong Kong Super Series, after which he will play in the 25 th SEA Games in Laos next December.
Fifth-seeded Fransisca Ratnasari of Indonesia defeated Chinese Taipei giant killer Tzu Ying Tai in the women’s singles final in three sets – 21-19, 15-21, 21-13 – to take the title.
In the men’s doubles, Indonesian seventh seeds world No. 57 Luluk Hadiyanto and Joko Riyadi clinched the title by defeating Malaysian sixth seeds Thien How Hoon and Soon Hock Ong 21-19, 22-20.
Indonesian top seeds Anneke Feinya Augustine and Annisa Wahyuni easily beat Savitree Amitrapai and Vacharaporn Munkit of Thailand 21-14, 21-13 to take the women’s doubles title.
This year’s tournament did not go according to script, with a number of big names being ousted.
Second seed Andre Kurniawan Tedjono, a semi-finalist last year and finalist in 2007, failed to make it into the quarter-finals after being downed by compatriot eighth seed Tommy Sugiarto, while Indonesian third seed Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka exited in the third round after losing to compatriot Andreas Adityawarnman.
Women’s singles defending champion and second seed Zhang Beiwen of Singapore was ousted by fifth seed Fransisca Ratnasari of Indonesia in the quarter-finals, while Indonesian top seed Maria Febe Kusumastuti was surprisingly eliminated by Chinese Taipei non-seed Tzu Ying Tai.
Defending champions and top seeds Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah, who were once the world No 1, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of seventh seeds Luluk Hadiyanto and Joko Riyadi. The Indonesian duo needed just 30 minutes to see off Lee and Choong 21-17, 22-10 in the semi-final./.
This victory is the culmination of a triumphant year for the world No. 7, who won the SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2009 in July and the Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix 2009 Gold in August.
It is also Minh’s seventh international title. Previous wins include the Malaysia Satellite in 2004, the Vietnam Satellite in 2006 and in 2008 and the Vietnam Open in 2008.
The 26-year-old had to fight hard against the world No. 58, whom he beat 21-7, 19-21, 21-14 in 55 minutes.
Minh will next compete in the Hong Kong Super Series, after which he will play in the 25 th SEA Games in Laos next December.
Fifth-seeded Fransisca Ratnasari of Indonesia defeated Chinese Taipei giant killer Tzu Ying Tai in the women’s singles final in three sets – 21-19, 15-21, 21-13 – to take the title.
In the men’s doubles, Indonesian seventh seeds world No. 57 Luluk Hadiyanto and Joko Riyadi clinched the title by defeating Malaysian sixth seeds Thien How Hoon and Soon Hock Ong 21-19, 22-20.
Indonesian top seeds Anneke Feinya Augustine and Annisa Wahyuni easily beat Savitree Amitrapai and Vacharaporn Munkit of Thailand 21-14, 21-13 to take the women’s doubles title.
This year’s tournament did not go according to script, with a number of big names being ousted.
Second seed Andre Kurniawan Tedjono, a semi-finalist last year and finalist in 2007, failed to make it into the quarter-finals after being downed by compatriot eighth seed Tommy Sugiarto, while Indonesian third seed Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka exited in the third round after losing to compatriot Andreas Adityawarnman.
Women’s singles defending champion and second seed Zhang Beiwen of Singapore was ousted by fifth seed Fransisca Ratnasari of Indonesia in the quarter-finals, while Indonesian top seed Maria Febe Kusumastuti was surprisingly eliminated by Chinese Taipei non-seed Tzu Ying Tai.
Defending champions and top seeds Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah, who were once the world No 1, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of seventh seeds Luluk Hadiyanto and Joko Riyadi. The Indonesian duo needed just 30 minutes to see off Lee and Choong 21-17, 22-10 in the semi-final./.
