Linh wins Yonex Italian International

Nguyễn Thùy Linh celebrates winning the Yonex Italian International badminton tournament on December  一 七. — Photo zing.vn

HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Thùy Linh won the Yonex Italian International badminton tournament on December  一 七.

Việt Nam’s No  二 female badminton player Linh defeated Line Christophersen of Denmark, world No  二 九 九,  二 四- 二 二,  一 六- 二 一,  二 三- 二 一 in the final of the women’s singles.

Earlier, world No  八0 Linh beat Beatriz Corrales of Spain  二 一- 一 八,  一 七- 二 一,  二 一- 一 四. Corrales was the No  二 seed and is world No  三 四.

This win was a great driving force for Linh to easily beat Anna Thea Madsen of Denmark, world No  四00,  二-0 in the semifinal.

Linh walked away with a bonus of US$ 一, 六 六0.

At the Beer Lao International Series badminton tournament in Vientiane last month, Linh also pocketed the title.

The other Vietnamese representatives at the Italian event -- duo Đỗ Đức Tuấn and Phạm Như Thảo -- lost to English Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith 0- 二 in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles.

The Yonex Italian International is part of the International Challenge system of the International Badminton Federation. — VNS