Dong Nai’s Nguyen Thuy Linh wins women’s singles gold at 2026 National Badminton Championship for Outstanding Players

Nguyen Thuy Linh, representing Dong Nai City, won the women’s singles gold medal at the 2026 National Badminton Championship for Outstanding Players after defeating Vu Thi Trang of Ho Chi Minh City in the final.

Nguyen Thuy Linh of Dong Nai City won the women’s singles gold medal at the 2026 National Badminton Championship for Outstanding Players.

The 2026 National Badminton Championship for Outstanding Players concluded on the morning of October 25 at the sports arena in Dong Thuan Ward, Quang Tri Province, following the finals in the five events, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles and the medal ceremony.

At the end of the tournament, Dong Nai City’s badminton team secured just one gold medal, won by Nguyen Thuy Linh in the women’s singles event. In addition, athletes representing the city reached the quarterfinals in three events: women’s singles, women’s doubles and men’s singles.

Nguyen Thuy Linh of Dong Nai City competes against Vu Thi Trang of Ho Chi Minh City in the women’s singles final at the 2026 National Badminton Championship for Outstanding Players.

In the women’s singles final, Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated veteran player Vu Thi Trang of Ho Chi Minh City 2–0 (21–11, 21–8), claiming the gold medal at the 2026 National Badminton Championship for Outstanding Players.

Meanwhile, in the same event, Dong Nai City’s young star Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen was eliminated in the quarterfinals after losing 0–2 (16–21, 15–21) to Vu Thi Trang. Nevertheless, reaching the quarterfinals of a national-level tournament was a very positive result for the young player. In the men’s singles quarterfinals, Tran Le Manh An lost 0–2 (15–21, 15–21) to Tran Hoang Kha of Ho Chi Minh City. In the women’s doubles quarterfinals, the pair of Do Thi Phuong Mai and Dao Khanh Linh also suffered a 0–2 defeat (14–21, 19–21) against Pham Thi Khanh and Pham Thi Dieu Ly of Hung Yen.

In the overall team standings, Hanoi finished first with two gold medals, Bui Bich Phuong and Vu Thi Chinh in women’s doubles, and Pham Van Truong and Bui Bich Phuong in mixed doubles, as well as four bronze medals. Ho Chi Minh City placed second with one gold medal, won by Nguyen Hai Dang in men’s singles, along with two silver medals and four bronze medals. Lam Dong finished third with one gold medal, won by Nguyen Dinh Hoang and Tran Dinh Manh in men’s doubles, and one silver medal. The Hung Yen, Army and Bac Ninh teams also won medals at the tournament.

The 2026 National Badminton Championship for Outstanding Players was organized by the Sports Authority of Viet Nam in coordination with the Vietnam Badminton Federation and the Quang Tri Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The tournament opened on the evening of October 20, bringing together 137 athletes representing 14 provinces, cities and sectors nationwide to compete in five events: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

By Huy Anh – Translated by Mai Nga, Minho