Vietnamese world No 8 Nguyen Tien Minh easily overcame Kazushi Yamada of Japan
yesterday, Jan 20,
at the Proton Malaysia Open Super Series in Kuala Lumpur.

Minh dispatched Yamada
in 48 minutes, beating the unseeded player, 21-18, 21-18.

His next rival will be
the winner of the match between world No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Hong
Kong’s Yun Hu, who played late yesterday, Jan 20.

The Malaysia Open has
lured many top world top players, who are vying for this year’s prize of
$400,000.

At the previous
Malaysian Open Minh was knocked out in the semi-final round by Lee, who then
went on to take the men’s singles title.

* Viet Nam’s
baseball team set for Little League tourney in Guam

Viet Nam’s baseball
team will take part in the Little League Junior Division Series in Guam in July.

Viet Nam, who
triumphed 13-8 in the Viet Nam Baseball Classic final against Indonesia, will
represent the Asia-Pacific region at the world competition.

Later, Viet Nam will
host the Little League Asia Pacific Championships Junior Division for under-14
players.

This under-14
tournament will be held at Nha Trang beach, Khanh Hoa Province, in July.

It is expected that
nine teams will compete and the winner will earn a berth in the world series in
the US in August.

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Nam News