Today (January 23), Vietnam’s No. 1 female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh (ranked 32 in the world) had a hard-fought victory over player Letshanaa Karupathevan (ranked 59 in the world) in round 16 of the women’s singles international badminton tournament. Indonesia Masters 2025 is part of the BWF Tour Super 500 system with a total prize money of 475,000 USD.
Nguyen Thuy Linh excellently won a ticket to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2025 international badminton tournament
Ranked lower than Nguyen Thuy Linh, tennis player Letshanaa Karupathevan is considered capable of creating surprises while on the rise with her youth and full physical strength. Right from the beginning of the match, the Malaysian tennis player unleashed her strength with the desire to “fight quickly and win quickly” against Thuy Linh. However, the No. 1 player in Vietnam showed his bravery and experience to control the match well. Letshanaa Karupathevan had an explosive moment, scoring 6 points in a row to equalize 18/18, but Nguyen Thuy Linh was able to adjust the pace and rise to win 21/18.
Letshanaa Karupathevan’s determination and youth were promoted in game 2 when she resolved many difficult shots by Nguyen Thuy Linh. Thanks to that, the Malaysian player won 21/17, equalizing the score 1-1 and sending the match to the deciding game 3.
Tennis player Letshanaa Karupathevan lost to Nguyen Thuy Linh
The third game was exciting when Nguyen Thuy Linh and Letshanaa Karupathevan fiercely compared scores and had thrilling “duo” phases. Thuy Linh had dangerous shots that made tennis player Letshanaa Karupathevan unable to save the ball despite her efforts and fell on the court. The 22-year-old talent of Malaysian badminton twice saved the match point to equalize 20/20. The Dong Nai tennis player’s bravery spoke up again at a crucial moment to help her rise to victory 22/20, thereby winning a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Disappointed with her performance when losing to Nguyen Thuy Linh, tennis player Letshanaa Karupathevan threw her racket on the court, leaving an unflattering image to viewers. In the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament, Nguyen Thuy Linh faced tennis player Sung Shuo-yun (Taiwan, ranked 24th in the world). This is also the best achievement of the Vietnamese badminton queen in 2025.
