Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh withdrew from the YONEX US Open on Tuesday.

Nguyen Tien Minh

Olympian Minh, the No 7 seed, met David Obernosterer of Austria in the first round as scheduled. But he asked event organizers for permission to withdraw from the game, due to weakness.

Vietnamese players Vu Thi Trang and Duong Bao Duc will face Elisabeth Baldauf and Obernosterer of Austria, and Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao will face Abhishek Ahlawat and Jing Yu Hong of the US in the first round of the mixed doubles event. Trang will also play the No 6 seed Iris Wang of the hosts in the women’s singles event.

The HCM City-born player Minh also withdrew from the Canada Open earlier, even though he was the No 5 seed.

VNS