Vietnam's Olympian Nguyen Tien Minh went through to the quarters of the Japan Super Series in Tokyo on Sept. 23.
Minh, who is seeded No 7 for the tournament, defeated Jan Jorgensen of Denmark 21-11, 22-20 in the men's singles. He will next play Peter Hoeg Gade, also from Denmark.
Gade, who beat Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-3, 17-21, 21-12, is seeded No 2.
Meanwhile, world No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia easily beat Kenichi Tago of Japan 21-10, 21-10 in the third-round.
Defending champion China's Bao Chunlai earned a quarter-final place against Lee after defeating Kazushi Yamada of Japan 21-13, 21-13.
Earlier in the day, three-time former world champion Lin Dan of China beat Hu Yun of Hong Kong 21-17, 21-14.
In the quarter-finals today, Lin will take on Park Sung-hwan of the Republiaue of Korea, who defeated Sho Sasaki of Japan 21-12, 21-15.
On the women's side, title candidate Hongyan Pi of France was beaten 6-21, 11-21 by China's 2002 world junior champion Jiang Yanjiao.
Other seeds who played on Sept. 23 included Tina Baun of Denmark, No 4; Wang Shixian of China, No 3; and Japan's Eriko Hirose, No 7. All went through to the next round./.
Minh, who is seeded No 7 for the tournament, defeated Jan Jorgensen of Denmark 21-11, 22-20 in the men's singles. He will next play Peter Hoeg Gade, also from Denmark.
Gade, who beat Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-3, 17-21, 21-12, is seeded No 2.
Meanwhile, world No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia easily beat Kenichi Tago of Japan 21-10, 21-10 in the third-round.
Defending champion China's Bao Chunlai earned a quarter-final place against Lee after defeating Kazushi Yamada of Japan 21-13, 21-13.
Earlier in the day, three-time former world champion Lin Dan of China beat Hu Yun of Hong Kong 21-17, 21-14.
In the quarter-finals today, Lin will take on Park Sung-hwan of the Republiaue of Korea, who defeated Sho Sasaki of Japan 21-12, 21-15.
On the women's side, title candidate Hongyan Pi of France was beaten 6-21, 11-21 by China's 2002 world junior champion Jiang Yanjiao.
Other seeds who played on Sept. 23 included Tina Baun of Denmark, No 4; Wang Shixian of China, No 3; and Japan's Eriko Hirose, No 7. All went through to the next round./.
