Vietnam's badminton now has only one remaining representative at Ciputra Hanoi 2026.

A fairly difficult competition for the players of the Vietnamese badminton squad.

Vietnamese badminton has just one sole representative left in the tournament. Ciputra Hanoi - YONEX Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2026. currently taking place at Xuân Đỉnh Sports Arena (Hanoi).

Accordingly, our final hope in this international event hosted on home ground is the duo Phạm Thị Diệu Ly - Phạm Thị Khánh. On the afternoon of March 26, Vietnam's top women's pair faces a major challenge named Moe Aoki/Hina Osawa - the No. 8 seeded pair from Japan.

With a world ranking of 102, Diệu Ly and Phạm Khánh did not need to play qualifying rounds and secured a direct entry into the main draw. In their opening match, this well-coordinated pair overcame Rashmi Ganesh/Sania Sikkandar (India) after three games with scores of 21-12; 16-21; 21-17.

Meanwhile, the most outstanding faces of host Vietnam at Ciputra Hanoi this year have all halted their journey. In today's matches on March 26, Lê Đức Phát put down his racket against Kim Hae-deun (South Korea) after just two games, while the pair Trần Đình Mạnh/Phạm Thị Khánh played courageously but still suffered a regrettable defeat against the No. 1 seeded Thai pair: Ratchapol Makkasasithorn/Nattamon Laisuan.

It was precisely Ratchapol/Nattamon who defeated the pair Phạm Văn Trường/Bùi Bích Phương in the first round.

Vietnam's top male singles player - Nguyễn Hải Đăng lost in a comeback to Wongsup Wongsup-in (Thailand), Vũ Thị Trang was also reversed by Liang Ting-yu (Taipei, China), Bùi Bích Phương could not create a surprise against Peng Yu-wei (Taipei, China), while veteran Nguyễn Tiến Minh and some other players did not pass the qualifying round.

More notably, the reigning men's doubles champions of the tournament: Nguyễn Đình Hoàng/Trần Đình Mạnh also had to relinquish their "throne" when they could not make a breakthrough against the Korean pair: Cho Song-hyun/Kim Jae-hyeon.

Regarding the greatest current hope of Vietnamese badminton - Nguyễn Thùy Linh, the player from Phú Thọ province did not participate in the tournament. after completing her European tour..

In the past, many Vietnamese representatives have claimed the Ciputra Hanoi championship title, including Tiến Minh (2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017), Nguyễn Thùy Linh (2023), Vũ Thị Trang (2016), and the pair Đỗ Tuấn Đức/Phạm Như Thảo (2018).