Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has qualified for the Men's Futures F1's main round in Cambodia, instead of competing from the qualifying round, the event's organising board said.

Nam qualified for the main round after some high-ranked players withdrew from the event.

The 18-year-old player is the No 12 seed out of 18 players in the main round.

Vietnamese player Pham Minh Tuan will also participate in the tournament, which will take place from November 23 to 29 at the National Tennis Centre in Phnom Penh. However, Tuan will have to start with the qualifying round.

After this event, Nam, the Wimbledon doubles champion, will compete at two more Men's Future events in Cambodia.

The F2 event is scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 6 and the F3 tournament will be held from December 7 to 13.

VNS