Nguyễn Thùy Linh at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in an archive image. Photo: HẢI AN.
Nguyễn Thùy Linh lost 2-0 to Tomoka Miyazaki at Denmark's BWF World Tour Super 750 event, falling 21-17 in both games. SGGP reports that the world No. 7 made the difference at decisive moments despite Thùy Linh's close challenge. The Vietnamese player is due to return to national-team training in Bắc Ninh. She plans to compete at November's National Sports Games, where a women's singles gold medal remains a future goal.
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