Dramatic and exciting first day of Dan Tri newspaper pickleball tournament

(Dan Tri) - The first competition day of the pickleball tournament "Dan Tri 20 years - Bright new day" witnessed fierce and exciting competition between athletes in the competition events.

Dramatic and exciting on the first day of Dan Tri newspaper pickleball tournament

On the morning of July 5 in Hanoi , the pickleball tournament "Dan Tri 20 years - Bright new day" officially opened and entered the competition in men's doubles, mixed doubles Dan Tri Lead, women's doubles 4.5.

From early morning, the Dai Kim pickleball court (Hoang Mai, Hanoi) was packed with spectators and athletes cheering and competing. "The tournament is really impressive, I feel very happy and excited to participate in this tournament", athlete Phan Phuong Linh (participating in the women's doubles 4.5) expressed before the tournament.

Actor Minh Tiep received much attention from the audience when participating in the mixed doubles event of Dan Tri Lead (Photo: Manh Quan).

In the mixed doubles event of Dan Tri Lead, the audience paid special attention to actor Minh Tiep when he and his teammate Doan Thi Thu Thuy had their opening match of the tournament. The actor born in 1977 happily took photos with the audience, creating a friendly and open atmosphere despite the rather hot morning weather.

Actor Minh Tiep celebrates with teammates after a beautiful goal (Photo: Manh Quan).

The audience cheered enthusiastically for the couple Minh Tiep - Thu Thuy (Photo: Manh Quan).

Notably, before the match, actor Minh Tiep jokingly said that he was worried that he would "take a bath early". However, entering the official match, the actor born in 1977 played confidently with many explosive moves to bring home his first victory.

"I have competed in many tournaments, but the "Dan Tri 20 Years - Brilliant New Day" tournament gives me great emotions. This is truly a tournament that is organized very professionally and systematically, bringing high credibility to the athletes participating in the tournament", the Deputy Director of the Vietnam Center for Cinema , Sports, Culture and Tourism expressed.

Surprisingly, actor Minh Tiep and his teammates won consecutive matches to enter the finals of the mixed doubles event of Dan Tri Lead. However, despite their best efforts, actor Minh Tiep and his teammates lost to the pair Hoang Yen - Nguyen Nam and accepted the runner-up position.

"To get this result is great for me. The opponents are all very strong and I am very happy with the result I have achieved," actor Minh Tiep shared after winning the runner-up position in the tournament.

The 4.5 women's doubles content featured many beautiful "beauties" but the competition was very fierce and intense with many eye-catching moves for the viewers (Photo: Do ​​Minh Quan).

Meanwhile, the 4.5 women's doubles event brought excitement with the appearance of many "beautiful girls" on the field. The female athletes in sporty outfits gave the audience many beautiful and thrilling plays until the last point.

The athlete pair Phuong Thao - Viet Anh showed many technical ball handling moves that impressed the audience (Photo: Quyet Thang).

Sharing with Dan Tri reporter, the couple Ngo Thi Viet Anh (born in 1999) and Tran Phuong Thao (born in 1999) from Hanoi revealed that both of them had practiced very hard before the tournament with the expectation of winning the title in this very meaningful tournament.

"This is a tournament that we feel is extremely meaningful when the Organizing Committee spends the athlete's fee to support building charity houses for people in difficult circumstances. The tournament is organized very professionally and thoughtfully, showing that the Organizing Committee has devoted a lot of effort to this tournament," athlete Tran Phuong Thao expressed.

Athlete Viet Anh revealed that he had practiced very hard before the tournament with the expectation of being able to stand on the podium (Photo: Quyet Thang).

"This tournament brings together many excellent players so the competition is very high. We will try our best to contribute to the success of the tournament," added athlete Ngo Thi Viet Anh.

On the morning of July 5, the tournament determined the first champion of the event, the pair Le Thi Hoang Yen and Nguyen Nam. Despite being injured in the final match, Ms. Le Thi Hoang Yen, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Sports and Physical Training Department, still competed with great effort to win the Dan Tri Lead mixed doubles event with her teammates.

Deputy Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration and athlete Le Thi Hoang Yen excellently won the mixed doubles championship of Dan Tri Lead (Photo: Manh Quan).

"I was very impressed by the scale and professional organization of the tournament. I also felt very happy to win the championship in the event I participated in. Although I was injured in the final match, I tried to overcome it to win the championship.

I hurt my leg during the match but I still tried my best. My opponents in the semi-final and final played very well. We tried to save every point to get ahead.

Before the tournament, I had only participated in a few small tournaments. This was my first time participating in a professional tournament of such a large scale. Luckily, we won the championship. After winning the championship, I was even more motivated to practice."

Video : Doan Thuy, Luong Pham Phuong Anh

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/kich-tinh-va-hap-dan-ngay-thi-dau-dau-tien-giai-pickleball-bao-dan-tri-20250705130006848.htm