The No. 1 player in Vietnam Nguyen Thuy Linh has just marked an important step in his career when he reached the 23rd world ranked in the women's singles content, according to the latest ranking of the World Badminton Federation (BWF). With this achievement, Thuy Linh is only 3 steps away from the top 20.
In recent years, Thuy Linh has shown impressive performance in a series of tournaments of the Super 300 and Super 500 systems. She constantly reached the inner round and used to defeat many players in the top 30 world.
In particular, at German Open, Swiss Open and the latest is Canadian Open, Thuy Linh has won important victories, helping her to accumulate significant scores.
Specifically, Thuy Linh has increased by 2 steps in the past week, from 25 to 23, and currently owns about 46,600 points on the BWF rankings. The distance between her and the top 20 is less than 5,000 points – it can be leveled if Thuy Linh continues to play stably in the upcoming tournaments such as Japan Open, Indonesia Masters or Australia Open.
Not only impressing the expertise, Nguyen Thuy Linh is also loved by fans thanks to her beautiful appearance and strong style of play. She is often called the nickname “Vietnam badminton hot girl”, but what is really noticeable is her continuous effort in an environment that is still limited in terms of training and competition.
After the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, where Thuy Linh was first presented and left many positive imprints, she had a clear growth in the competition and tactical. Experts assess Thuy Linh is entering the ripe phase and can completely compete fairly with the world's leading players.
The approach of the top 20 of the world is not only a reward for Thuy Linh's perseverance, but also opening up great hope for Vietnamese badminton. If maintaining his form and continuing to accumulate points, Nguyen Thuy Linh can completely become the first Vietnamese female player in the history to participate in the group of 20 leading players in the world.