(CPV) - In the first competition at the Maybank Malaysia Badminton Open 2012 in Kuala Lumpur from January 10th -15th, Vietnamese star Nguyen Tien Minh won 2-1 against Wang Zhengming from China who is placed 14th in the world’s rankings.
(CPV) - In the first competition at the Maybank Malaysia Badminton Open 2012 in Kuala Lumpur from January 10th -15th, Vietnamese star Nguyen Tien Minh won 2-1 against Wang Zhengming from China who is placed 14th in the world’s rankings.
In the first set, he lost to the World No 8 player with a score of 18-21. He came back from behind in the second and third sets outplaying his Chinese rival with the same score of 21-15.
His rival in the second round is Taufix Hidayat from Indonesia who easily trounced Tien Chen Chou (Taiwan-China) 2-0 (21-14, 21-9) after 32 minutes of play. This match, is taking place on January 12th , seemed to create a lot of challenges for Tien Minh.
The 400,000 USD Malaysian tournament, part of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super Series Premier system, is a good opportunity for the Vietnamese player to earn more points and improve his place in the world rankings.
The event brings together most of the world’s top badminton players including Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia), Lin Dan (China), Taufix Hidayat (Indonesia), and Peter Hoeg Gade (Denmark). Tien Minh seeded eighth at the event.
This is the second tournament in the super series organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
As estimated, 2012 is an important year for Tien Minh and faces some challenges, especially the Olympics in London 2012./.