Vietnamese ace Nguyen Tien Minh, the world No 9 and No 1 seed at the on-going Vietnam Grand Prix Open 2010, secured his spot to the quarterfinals after beating lower-ranking Thai rival Poodchalat Pisit in the third round Thursday.
Minh thrashed Singapore Youth Olympic gold medalist and world’s No 270 Pisit 21-12 21-16 after surpassing Evert Sukamta of Indonesia 21-10 21-17 in the second round.
Minh’s compatriot opponent Le Ha Tan Thanh withdrew in the first round of the main competition division.
Tien Minh is scheduled to take on Chinese Chen Yuekun, ranked 294 in the world at 13:00 GMT Friday at the Phan Dinh Phung sports house in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam sent a total of 32 players to the event but all of them -- excluding Tien Minh -- were eliminated in the qualifiers.
The Vietnam Grand Prix Open 2010 taking place from October 5-10 in HCMC attracted 274 players from 20 nations and territories in the world, with some high-ranking players such as Chinese Ma Jin, number 3 in the world; US Karyn Cecillia, No 32 in the world and Australian Prutsch Simone, the world’s number 75.
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