Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh failed in the quarter-finals of the Mexico Grand Prix on Saturday.

Nguyen Tien Minh

World No 41 Minh lost to Thailand's Pannawit Thongnuam, world No 158, 21-15, 15-21, 18-21 in 58 minutes.

Earlier in the tournament, the Olympian Minh defeated No 4 seed and world number 30 Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand and Canadian player Martin Giuffre.

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