(Live badminton) - Competing against a former world number one and Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei at the World Championships presents a significant challenge for Nguyễn Thùy Linh.
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Recently, Nguyễn Thùy Linh achieved an impressive victory over Kirsty Gilmour, matching her best performance at the World Badminton Championships by reaching the Round of 16. Seven years ago, in her early twenties, Thùy Linh defeated Mariya Mitsova and Michelle Li before falling to He Bingjiao, a former top Chinese player.
The next opponent for the "Vietnamese badminton beauty" in this tournament is also from the "Land of a Billion People," and an even tougher challenge as she faces Chen Yufei — a former world number one and Olympic gold medalist from Tokyo four years ago. Thùy Linh has faced Chen twice before but was unable to cause an upset.
Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
August 27, 2025 | World Championships | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 2-0 Kirsty Gilmour | 21-17; 23-21 |
August 25, 2025 | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 2-0 Ratchanok Intanon | 21-17; 21-18 | |
July 7, 2025 | Canada Open | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 0-2 Manami Suizu | 12-21; 14-21 |
July 6, 2025 | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 2-1 Amalie Schulz | 21-23; 21-11; 21-10 | |
July 4, 2025 | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 2-1 Wong Ling Ching | 17-21; 22-20; 21-15 |
Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
August 27, 2025 | World Championships | Chen Yufei 2-1 Mia Blichfeldt | 21-13; 16-21; 21-10 |
August 25, 2025 | Chen Yufei 2-0 Anna Tatranova | 21-10; 21-12 | |
August 3, 2025 | Macau Open | Chen Yufei 2-0 Line Christophersen | 21-17; 21-17 |
August 2, 2025 | Chen Yufei 2-0 Lin Hsiang-ti | 21-10; 21-19 | |
August 1, 2025 | Chen Yufei 2-0 Nozomi Okuhara | 21-5; 21-8 |
Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
March 13, 2024 | All England Open | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 0-2 Chen Yufei | 16-21; 12-21 |
October 25, 2023 | French Open | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 0-2 Chen Yufei | 19-21; 5-21 |