Hanoi (VNA) -Vu Thi Trang took a silver medal in the Vietnam Open badmintontournament, which concluded in HCM City on September 10.
Trang, the No 4 seed of the hosts, lost 21-9, 21-14 to Sayaka Takahashi ofJapan in the women’s final at the Nguyen Du Gymnasium.
It was Trang’s third loss in her third meeting with Takahashi.
However, she made history as the first Vietnamese in a final ofthe tournament. It was also her best result in a tournament of theBadminton World Federation’s Grand Prix.
The men’s title went to Khosit Phetpradab of Thailand, who won 21-15,21-19 beating teammate Suppanyu Avihingsanon.
Chayanit Chaladchalam and Phataimas Muenqon, also fromThailand, championed the women’s doubles event. Alfian Eko Prasetya andMelati Daeva Oktavianti of Indonesia took the mixed doubles title. And No7 duo from Indonesia Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pangkaryanira and Ade Yusuf Santoso securedmen’s doubles gold.-VNA