Former Olympian Trang needed just 30 minutes to defeat Ukraine’s Yevheniia Kantemyr 22-20, 21-8 in the women’s singles on August 26. Returning to the world stage after three years, Trang will next face No.14 seed Gao Fang Jie of China. In her previous appearance in 2022 in Japan, she reached the third round.

Earlier, national No.1 Linh produced a stunning upset by overcoming No.10 seed and former world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand. Linh defied expectations, sealing a straight-sets victory 21-17, 21-18 in 45 minutes. Her next opponent will be Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland.

In men’s doubles, Vietnam also enjoyed success as Tran Dinh Manh and Nguyen Dinh Hoang, competing in their first world championship, defeated Brazil’s Izak Batalha and Matheus Voigt 22-20, 21-16. The reigning Vietnam International Challenge 2025 champions will next clash with No.16 seeds Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan of Chinese Taipei.

However, Le Duc Phat exited the men’s singles after falling 20-22, 21-16, 9-21 to Julien Carraggi of Belgium. The final Vietnamese representative, Nguyen Hai Dang, began his campaign late August 26 (Hanoi time).

The BWF World Championships features the world’s top players across five categories: men’s and women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. The finals are scheduled for August 31./.VNA