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VTF Protour 3 kicks off in Đà Nẵng
The Việt Nam Tennis Federation Pro Tour 3 launched on June 5. — Photo thethaoplus.vn
The Việt Nam Tennis Federation Pro Tour 3 launched in Đà Nẵng City on yesterday (on Tuesday).
As many as 100 players are taking part in this year’s competition, from 11 teams including Hưng Thịnh – TPHCM, People’s Policeman, Becamex Bình Dương, Ninh Thuận, Đà Nẵng, People’s Army, Vĩnh Phúc, Hà Nội, Hải Dương, Hải Đăng – Tây Ninh.
The players compete in four contents, including men’s singles, woman’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s doubles.
Top Vietnamese tennis players like Phạm Minh Tuấn, Trịnh Linh Giang, king of men’s doubles Lê Quốc Khánh, veteran player Hoàng Thành Trung, Bùi Trí Nguyên, current champion of Vietravel Cup 2017 Tiffany Linh Nguyễn, current champion of VTF Pro Tour 1 2018 Fodor Csilla, Sĩ Bội Ngọc, Trần Thụy Thanh Trúc, Vietnamese-American Chenelle Van Nguyen are scheduled to compete in this year’s match, respectively.
Vietnamese top tennis players Lý Hoàng Nam and Nguyễn Văn Phương are reported to be absent in this year’s tournament.
Besides bonus points and cup for champions, the players will get high cash prizes.
The men’s singles champion is awarded VNĐ40 million ($1,753), women’s champion, VNĐ30 million ($1,314), men’s doubles champion VNĐ10 million ($437), and women’s doubles champion awarded VNĐ8 million ($350).
This is an opportunity for Trịnh Linh Giang, first seed of Becamex Bình Dương and Phạm Minh Tuấn, second seed of Đà Nẵng to go head to head for the championship.
The VTF Pro Tour 3 will last until June 10.
Tennis match connects Vietnamese overseas
The VITAR Open 2018 connects Vietnamese overseas. — Photo nld.com.vn
A tennis tournament entitled Vitar Ten Years Open will take place on June 16 and 17 at the Belokamennaya tennis centre in Moscow, Russia.
The event is being held to celebrate the 10th establishment of the Việt Nam Tennis Association in Russian Federation (VITAR) (June 2008 – June 2018).
The tournament will consist of six competitions: men’s singles/men’s doubles category A, men’s singles/men’s doubles category B, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
Through its ten years of development, VITAR is considered one of the top sustainable and humanistic associations of the Vietnamese overseas community.
Besides tennis activities, VITAR regularly organises and takes part in many philanthropic, humanitarian, welfare and healthcare programmes in the community.
Đặng Khánh Thiện, secretary general of VITAR, said the traditional VITAR Open has a big influence on the Vietnamese overseas community in Russia and other Eastern European nations, “Especially as it has the aspect of connecting each other with the Fatherland,” he said.
National junior wrestling champs starts in Tuyên Quang
More than 300 young wrestlers competed in the National Junior Freestyle and Classical Wrestling Championships on June 5. — Photo baotuyenquang.com.vn
The National Junior Freestyle and Classical Wrestling Championships started on June 5 in the northern province of Tuyên Quang.
More than 300 young wrestlers from 20 teams across the country competed in 21 men’s classical weight categories and 21 freestyle weight categories for both men and women.
The eight-day tournament aims to give young players opportunities to evaluate their training, select the best wrestlers for the national team and prepare for international events.
The event is co-organised by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and National Sports Administration.
It will end on June 12.
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