Tien Minh wins world badminton championships’ second round

August 11, 2011 | 20:06
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Top Vietnamese player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Indian rival Kashyap Parupalli 2-1 on August 10 to lead the second round of the World Badminton Championships.

>> Vietnam’s badminton top back to No 7

Kashyap was placed 28th in the world’s ratings.

Earlier on August 9, Minh trounced Israel’s Misha Zilberman, the world No71 seed, with a 21-10, 21-14 win.

In the third round, Minh will meet the winner of the match between Choong Hann and Boonsak Ponsana.

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