Vietnamese top female badminton player Vu Thi Trang (Source:nld.com.vn)

 



Trang beat No 15 seed, Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 21-19, 13-21, 21-11.

The Vietnamese player is world No 74, while Kjaersfeldt is world No 17.

Trang will face Yeo Jia Min of Singapore, who defeated world No 1 player AkaneYamaguchi of Japan, in the next round.

Earlier, Trang beat Kristin Kuuba of Estonia 21-12, 21-15 in the first round.

In the mixed doubles, Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao lost to England’s ChrisAdcock and Gabrielle Adcock 19-21, 10-21.

Trang is now the only Vietnamese representative still in the tournament, withall the other players eliminated, including the country's best male player NguyenTien Minh.

The tournament, which has attracted top players from 50 countries, will end onAugust 25. - VNA