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Vietnam's top shuttler drops to 31st in world rankings

Xinhua, April 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Vietnam's top shuttler Nguyen Tien Minh slid one spot to stand at the 31st place in the world rankings, the Badminton World Federation announced Monday.

The world's top three players are Chen Long of China, Jan O Jorgensen of Denmark and Lin Dan of China.

Among women, Vietnam's Vu Thi Trang dropped eight spots to 56th.

Vietnamese players are likely to meet challenges in the coming Asian Badminton Championships, to be held in China from April 21-26, because they are not seeded at the event, reported local Vietnam News daily on Monday.

According to the draw, Olympian Minh will meet No. 3 seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, while Trang will face No. 1 seed Li Xuerui of China in the second round.

In the men's doubles, Duong Bao Duc and Nguyen Hoang Nam will play against Kim Ki Jung and Kim Sa Rang of South Korea in the second round.

Vu Thi Trang and Nguyen Thi Sen will meet Ma Jin and Tang Yuanting of China in the first round of the women's doubles. Dao Manh Thang and Pham Nhu Thao will meet Paul Jefferson Vivas and Jessie Francisco of the Philippines in the first round of the mixed doubles. Endi