In the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), Nguyen Thuy Linh increased 2 places, from 20th to 18th in the world . This is Thuy Linh's highest ranking ever, since conquering world number 20 in 2023.
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Notably, Thuy Linh has the highest ranking of her career in the context of not competing internationally for 2 consecutive weeks: not participating in the Japan Open last week and the China Open this week. The 2 players who were ranked above her, Hojmark Kjaersfeldt (Denmark) and Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand), have dropped in points and are ranked 19th and 20th.
With a total accumulated score of 49,550 points, Thuy Linh is only 2,684 points behind the world's 15th ranked player Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (India). Therefore, the 27-year-old player from Phu Tho promises to soon conquer a new milestone in her career.
Nguyen Thuy Linh is about to attend the world tournament.
According to statistics from BWF, in the past 52 weeks, Nguyen Thuy Linh has competed in 17 international tournaments. Of these, 10 tournaments for which she has been awarded ranking points are the 2025 Canada Open (5,950 points), 2025 Malaysia Masters (5,040 points), 2025 Germany Open (5,950 points), 2025 Indonesia Masters (5,040 points), 2025 Malaysia Open (4,800 points), 2024 Hylo Open (3,850 points), 2024 Denmark Open (4,320 points), 2024 China Open (5,400 points), 2024 Vietnam Open (5,500 points), 2024 Paris Olympics (3,700 points). By not participating in the 2025 China Open, Thuy Linh will lose 5,400 points accumulated from this tournament last year. That is also the reason why the higher the ranking, the harder the athletes have to protect their achievements, otherwise they will have points deducted and be demoted.
After her success as the runner-up in the women's singles at the 2025 Canada Open, Nguyen Thuy Linh returned to her training routine in Bac Ninh. She and the leading faces of the Vietnamese badminton team, Vu Thi Trang, Nguyen Hai Dang, and Le Duc Phat, will compete in the 2025 World Badminton Championships taking place from August 25 to 31 in France. If she advances far in this world championship, Nguyen Thuy Linh promises to successfully conquer the world's top 15.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-thuy-linh-co-buoc-tien-lich-su-185250724215735865.htm
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