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Thursday, October 14, 2010

China dominates Badminton Vietnam Open

China dominates Badminton Vietnam OpenChinese badminton players took three of the five championships at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Grand Prix 2010 which ended in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.

Chinese player Chen Yuekun, ranked 294th in the world, grabbed the men’s singles title after beating Nan Wel of Hong Kong 21-13, 21-14 in the finals to take a US$3,750 cash prize.

It was Chen who dethroned the tournament’s top-ranked player, Vietnamese star Nguyen Tien Minh in the quarterfinals –who, at the time, was ranked 9th in the world.

The women’s singles final match turned into an all-Chinese contest. Jin Ma-Qianxin Zheng beat compatriots Jinhua Tang-Huan Xia 21-19, 21-23, 21-13.

The Chinese pair Hanbin He-Jin Ma earned their mixed doubles victory after beating Hong Kong rivals Youhan-Samatha in straight sets in the finals.

The men’s doubles title went to the Indonesian duo Ahsan-Septano who beat Malaysian competitors Tazari and Soon Hock Ong.

Inthanon from Thailand claimed the women’s singles gold medal after beating Chinese contestant Hui Zhon 21-17, 22-20 in the final match.

The event indicated that Vietnamese badminton players, especially women players, are still very far from qualifying as international competitors.

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Stars to Heineken Tennis contest changed

Three of the four world-famous participants in the third Heineken Stars contest in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday and Saturday have withdrawn due to injury.

The organizers said, on Monday, that they would be replaced with players at higher rankings in the world.

Only the 21st-ranked American player Sam Querrey remains unchanged. The other three stars 29th-ranked Argentine David Nalbandian, 113th-ranked American Robby Ginepri and 251st-ranked German Tommy Haas will not come.

The organizers have filled the vacancies with the 19th-ranked American Mardi Fish, 42nd-ranked Spaniard Tommy Robredo and 35th-ranked Argentine Juan Monaco.

Argentine Nalbandian suffered an injury when he and his national teammates clashed (unsuccessfully) with French players in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup earlier this month.

The American player Ginepri suffered an elbow injury during a recent training session in the U.S while Haas can’t come due to a shoulder injury, according to the organizers.

The biennial contest’s first edition in 2006 attracted Carlos Moya, Nicolas Kiefer, Rainer Schuettler and Juan Carlos Ferrero. The championship was won by Germany’s Schuettler, currently ranked 90th.

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