Vietnamese badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh failed to defend his title at
the Yonex Chinese Taipei Open, which concluded in New Taipei City
on September 8.
Minh, the world No 5 and tournament
favourite, did not look quite his usual self as he lost 21-19, 9-21,
18-21 to unseeded Son Won-ho of the Republic of Korea in the men’s
final, which lasted around 80 minutes.
RoK players also dominated all other categories of the annual 200,000 USD event.-VNA