The hosts could not prevent a quick 0-5 loss totitle favourite Japan in a match that took nearly two-and-a-half hours.
Duo Do Tuan Duc and Le Thu Huyen were the onlyVietnamese athletes who could lead in some moments against Kenta Kazuno/AyaneKurihara in the second set of the mixed doubles match. However, they finallylost 11-21, 18-21.
Earlier, Duc and Pham Hoang Nam were defeated21-8, 21-10 in the men’s doubles by Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe.
Visitor Sayaka Sato met no difficulty to beatNguyen Thuy Linh 21-16, 21-13 in the women’s singles before her teammateKamumasa Sakai won 21-11, 21-3 over Pham Cao Cuong in the men’s singles.
Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto needed only 17minutes to trounce Nguyen Thi Sen and Vu Thi Trang 21-5, 21-3 in the women’sdoubles.
In another match on February 16, Thailand alsobeat the Philippines 5-0.
In the stages today, Japan and Thailand--whohave qualified for the tournament’s next stage--will face each other while Vietnammeets with the Philippines.-VNA