Tien Minh lost the number one position in Vietnam after 21 years

Hai Dang climbed five places to 163 in the world, thanks to her achievement in the second round of the Thailand International Challenge. At the same time, Tien Minh dropped two places to 165 in the world, due to being eliminated in the first round at the same tournament. This result helped Hai Dang become the number one male singles player in Vietnam, while Tien Minh fell to second.

His highest position at the BWF was Thursday, December 2, 2010, behind Lee Chong Wei, Peter Gade, Taufik Hidayat and Boonsak Ponsana. At that time, he stood above former Olympic and world champions like Lin Dan or Chen Long.

Before Hai Dang, there were many junior tennis players emerging, but no one has taken Tien Minh's number one position. Prominent among them is Pham Cao Cuong - who won the 73rd position in the world in early 2019, but then Tien Minh was still firmly in the Top 60 in the world.

Tien Minh fell out of the World Top 100 for the first time on August 30, 2022, ending more than 16 years in this group. In the past few months, due to poor performance in international tournaments, the 40-year-old tennis player is only a few steps above Hai Dang. On March 14, he was surpassed by the 23-year-old tennis player, ending an era.

Tien Minh was born on February 12, 1983 in Ho Chi Minh City, won bronze medals in the world in 2013 and Asia in 2019. He was the national champion for 11 years in a row in the period 2002-2013, and this series ended only because of him. did not attend the 2014 tournament, Tien Minh holds the world record 13 times for the World Championships, was praised by BWF for his "persistence" for badminton.

Hai Dang was born on September 24, 2000, also in Ho Chi Minh City, left-handed and has a similar body shape to Tien Minh. The current 163 world position is also his best order at the BWF.