Nguyễn Thùy Linh

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Linh (simply) or Thùy Linh (politely).

Nguyễn Thùy Linh (born 20 November 1997) is a Vietnamese badminton player.^[1] She started her career by leaving her hometown in Phú Thọ Province, train at the Hanoi badminton club, and later joined Da Nang club. She represented her country at the 2015 SEA Games when she was 18 years old.

Nguyễn Thùy Linh
Personal information
Country	Vietnam
Born	(1997-11-20) 20 November 1997 (age 27) Phú Thọ, Vietnam
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Years active	2015–present
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	169 wins, 94 losses
Highest ranking	20 (24 October 2023)
Current ranking	26 (16 July 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Vietnam SEA Games 2021 Vietnam Women's team
BWF profile

Career

2016

She won her first international title at the 2016 Nepal International, and at the same year, she entered the top 100 in the women's singles world ranking.^[2]

2022

She won a bronze medal in the 2021 SEA Games mixed team event.^[3] She also competed in the 2022 BWF World Championships and made a huge upset when she won against Aya Ohori in the first round. She lost the second round to eventual bronze medalist An Se-young. ^[4]

On September, she won the Belgian International tournament, defeating Hirari Mizui in the final.^[5] A month later, she won her first ever World Tour title at the home tournament Vietnam Open.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[7]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Goh Jin Wei	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2023	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Akari Kurihara	21–14, 11–21, 21–19	Winner
2024	German Open	Super 300	Mia Blichfeldt	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2024	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Kaoru Sugiyama	21–15, 22–20	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Bangladesh International	Vũ Thị Trang	18–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2016	Nepal International	Devi Yunita Indah Sari	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2017	Mongolia International	Han So-yeon	21–18, 21–9	Winner
2017	Lao International	Benyapa Aimsaard	21–12, 16–21, 21–11	Winner
2017	Italian International	Line Christophersen	24–22, 16–21, 23–21	Winner
2018	Bangladesh International	Putri Kusuma Wardani	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2019	Hungarian International	Neslihan Yiğit	16–21, 21–12, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Norwegian International	Sung Shuo-yun	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Bangladesh International	Crystal Pan	21–8, 21–16	Winner
2020	Austrian Open	Yukino Nakai	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Belgian International	Hirari Mizui	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2022	Bendigo International	Sung Shuo-yun	19–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	Vietnam International Series	Vũ Thị Trang	21–15, 21–9	Winner
2023	Thailand International	Asuka Takahashi	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2023	Vietnam International	Asuka Takahashi	21–7, 15–21, 21–12	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Thuy Linh Nguyen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
2. "Nguyễn Thùy Linh: Hoa khôi 20 tuổi của đội tuyển cầu lông Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Tin tức Phú Thọ. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
3. "Cầu lông nữ Việt Nam chạm trán nhà vô địch Olympic ở bán kết đồng đội". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
4. "Nguyễn Thùy Linh dừng bước ở vòng 2 trước hạng 3 thế giới An Se Young". Báo Đồng Nai (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
5. "Đánh bại tay vợt Nhật Bản, Nguyễn Thùy Linh vô địch giải cầu lông quốc tế Bỉ". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). 17 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Nguyễn Thùy Linh at BWFBadminton.com
• Nguyễn Thùy Linh at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Nguyễn Thùy Linh at Olympedia (archive)
• Nguyễn Thùy Linh at Olympics.com
• Nguyễn Thùy Linh at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics