VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes were swept out of the Yonex Sunrise Viet Nam Open after national top player Nguyen Tien Minh lost yesterday (August 27) in HCM City.

Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam. — File Photo

The No 7 seed was unexpectedly defeated 15-21, 21-6, 14-21 by Malaysian Chong Wei Feng who is No 10 in the men's singles category.

His defeat removes the last Vietnamese athlete left at the annual event which has prizemoney of US$50,000.

The Open will conclude on Sunday at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium.

Source: VNS