Vietnamese world No 8 Nguyen Tien Minh easily overcame Kazushi Yamada of Japan yesterday 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.
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. — VNS
