Vietnamese badminton player wins berth at Uganda tournament's semi-finals

ABO/NDO- Vietnamese badminton player Le Duc Phat has won a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2024 Uganda International Challenge taking place in Kampala, Uganda from February 21-25.

Phat defeated his Italian rival Fabio Caponio (world’s seed No.90) 19-21, 21-14 and 21-13 in Round 16, and US player Mark Shelley Alcala (world’s seed No.102) 21-18 and 21-17 in the quarter finals on February 23.
He is scheduled to play against Juwon Opeyori from Nigeria (world’s seed No.123) on February 24.

Vietnamese badminton player Le Duc Phat has won a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2024 Uganda International Challenge. (Photo: VNA).

The 2024 Uganda International Challenge drew the participation of 305 players from 49 countries worldwide. The tournament has a total prize pool of 15,000 USD.

Phat is the only Vietnamese playing at the event. He is striving to earn points to get a berth at the Olympic Paris 2024.

Earlier, he reached the quarter finals at the Iran Fajr International Challenge 2024, and Round 16 at the Azerbaijan International 2024.

(Source: NDO)