The international tennis federation (ITF) U14 Asian Championship 2013-Division 2 concluded in HCM city on the evening of January 19.

After defeating her rival from Iraq in the semi-final round of the ITF U14 Asian Championship-Division 2, Tiffany Nguyen Linh of Binh Duong entered the final match of the tournament against Samarasingh Medhira from Sri Lanka.

Finally, Tiffany Nguyen Linh defeated Samarasingh Medhira 6-4, 6-7 and 6-4 to win the championship title in the girls’ event. On the evening of January 19, she and Nguyen Thu Phuong of Ha Noi overcame Vaziri Sadaf Sadegh-Al Olifi Shaema from Iran 3-6, 6-4 and 11-9 in the doubles final.

It is known that Tiffany Nguyen Linh only entered the semi-final match of the ITF U14 Asian Championship 2012-Division 2. She is an overseas Vietnamese table tennis player from U.S and has been trained by coach Tran Duc Quynh and Becamex Table Tennis Training Center when being at the age of 8. She is now the Vietnamese top seed in the U14 girls’event.

More than 60 young tennis players from 13 countries and territories participated in the international tennis federation (ITF) U14 Asian Championship-Division 2, 2013 in HCM city. In the men’s doubles event, Nguyen Dac Tien-Le Phuoc Dang won the championship title after defeating Vinh Quang-Gia Huy. Dac Tien also took the lead in the men’s singles event.

*Ly Hoang Nam leaps 150 places in world junior rankings

Rising tennis star Ly Hoang Nam of Binh Duong moved up 150 spots to 114th in the International Tennis Federation (ITF)’s latest junior ranking (photo).

Nam’s rise was thanks to his impressive performances in three recent ITF Grade 1 tournaments in Mexico, Costa Rica and Venezuela. Noticeably, the fifteen-year-old table tennis player made it to the quarter-final round of the Copa Del Cafe tournament in Costa Rica and the second round of the Copa Gatorade in Venezuela.

The new ranking marks a huge achievement for Nam, who four weeks ago, still ranked 276th in the world junior rankings. Today, January 21, Nam will start his first training day at Becamex Table Tennis Training Center after ending his competition tour in Mexico, Costa Rica and Venezuela.

Reported by Chi Thanh-Translated by K.T