VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam advanced to the third round of the CELCOM AXIATA Malaysia International Challenge in Johor.

Nguyen Tien Minh advances to the next round in Malaysian Challenge event. — Photo badmintonplanet.com

The No 5 seed beat Chen Chi Ting of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 21-14 in the second round, men’s singles event yesterday.

He will next meet Tan Jia Wei of the hosts who won 21-19, 19-21, 21-17 Over Hadmadi Fikri Ihsandi from Indonesia in another match.

Vietnamese Pham Cao Cuong was out of the category after losing 13-21, 17-21 to Chong Yee Han of Malaysia.

In the men’s doubles, Bao Minh and Duong Bao Duc lost 18-21, 14-21 to Shia Chun Kang and Tan Wee Gieen of Malaysia in the first round.

On the women’s side, Vu Thi Trang defeated Malaysian Saranva Navaratnajah 23-21, 21-10 in the second round match.

Trang, the No 1 seed, will play Thamolwan Poopradubsil of Thailand in the quarter-finals.

The Malaysian tournament will close on Sunday.

Source: VNS