Hanoi (VNA) - Top Vietnamese female badminton players Vu Thi Trangand Nguyen Thuy Linh have won in the first round of the Austria Open.
Trang, world No 46, beat Prashi Joshi of India 2-1 (25-23, 11-21, 21-5). WhileLinh, world No 47, defeated Wen Chi Hsu of Chinese Taipei 2-0 (21-15, 22-20).
Trang will next meet Ting Yu Liang of Chinese Taipei, while Linh will faceAmalie Schulz of Denmark.
Meanwhile, Vietnam’s No 1 male player Nguyen Tien Minh, world No 53, was oustedfrom the first round by Lee Chia Hao of Chinese Taipei, world No 130.
The event has a total prize fund of 25,000 USDand belongs to the international challenge system of the World BadmintonFederation. The best athletes will gain points to qualify for the Olympics./.
