Minh takes No 1 seed at VN badminton tourney; Beach volleyball champs to open in HCM City; U22 team takes bottom rank at Myanmar’s football tourney; Incombank lose footing at volleyball championships

Nguyen Tien Minh.

Minh will face world No 28 Chan Yan Kit from Hong Kong and Hartanto Ari Yuli Wahyu, No 44, of Indonesia.

On the women’s side, Singapore’s Xing Aiying, No 37, is the top seed at the champs.

Chong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah from Malaysia top the men’s doubles while Indonesian Jauhari Melliana and Irawati Shendy Puspa are No 1 in women’s doubles.

Host Thai Thi Hong Gam and Duong Bao Duc are the second mixed pair following Wiratama Yohan and Hadikusumo and Chau Hoi Wah of Hong Kong.

The tournament will kick off on December 2-7 in HCM City. The draw takes place today.

Beach volleyball champs to open in HCM City

The National Beach Volleyball Championship’s final round will kick off from November 21-23 in HCM City’s Tan Binh Sports Centre.

Twenty men’s and 11 women’s teams will take part in the event. The winners will get a double prize of VND8 million (US$480).

Cao Son and Minh Thien of Tanimex team, who took highest position in the previous two rounds, will be pursued by Duy Thanh and Van Thanh of Khanh Hoa and Chien Thang and Van Tuyen from Army Corp 4.

The women’s competition will see Cam Hong and Pham Thi Minh try to defend their title against pairs from Da Nang and Khanh Hoa.

Players’ performances at the competition will be used as a basis to select members for the national team who will compete in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Laos next December.

U22 team takes bottom rank at Myanmar’s football tourney

Viet Nam’s U22 football team failed to enter the Grand Royal Challenge’s semi-final held in Myanmar after losing 1-4 to South Korean Ulsan Huyndai on Sunday.

After losing the first match 0-3 to Malaysia, Viet Nam had to beat Huyndai. But without two key members Van Duan and Mai Xuan Hop, out because of injury, Viet Nam quickly lost their field and their second match.

As the bottom-placed team, Viet Nam had to go home empty-handed.

Incombank lose footing at volleyball championships

Title candidate Industrial and Commercial Bank (Incombank) team lost their second match at the National All-star Volleyball Championships on Sunday in Vung Tau City.

Vinh Long Television stormed the match, securing a 3-1 win over their stronger rivals.

Coach Nguyen Huu Dong said the absence of several key players was part of the problem. Veteran player Ha Thu Dau is recovering from illness; Thai attacker K Wanjira is out with a leg injury and setter Ha Thi Hoa is not competing this season.

The loss will make it difficult for the team to clinch one of two tickets to the semi-final round. In the next match, Incombank are up against Ha Noi Post Office, who lost to defending champions VTV Binh Dien Long An 0-3.

In other matches, national champions Petechim Vital Thai Binh easily trounced Bai Bang Paper Mill 3-0.

On the men’s side, Trang An Ninh Binh face crisis after another defeat 2-3 to Army Corps 4. Hoang Long Long An crushed Tra Vinh Telecommunication 3-0.

(Source: Viet Nam News)