(Badminton results) - A spectacular win against Chiu Pin-chian secured Nguyễn Thùy Linh a spot in the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters this year.
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Game 1: Thùy Linh 21-17 Chiu
Nguyễn Thùy Linh continued to show the necessary initiative, similar to her performance in the opening match against Lin Hsiang-ti. After a balanced start—partly due to some errors from Thùy Linh—the Vietnamese player broke ahead, making excellent use of her strong court control skills.
Chiu Pin-chian demonstrated her high level, with powerful smashes and quick two-shot sequences from the Taipei representative causing significant damage. However, Chiu also made several mistakes, and her attempts to pressure Thùy Linh were consistently countered. Thùy Linh’s 21-17 victory was well deserved.
Game 2: Thùy Linh 23-21 Chiu
This was an extremely challenging game for Nguyễn Thùy Linh. Except for the first point, she mostly played catch-up due to unnecessary errors. Although Chiu Pin-chian showed signs of fatigue and had to drop her racket to catch her breath at times, she impressed with her defensive counterattacks and excellent two-shot plays, even leading 20-18, which meant two game points.
Just when it seemed the match would go to a decisive third game, Thùy Linh fought back fiercely, saving all game points and even taking the lead at 22-21. The top Vietnamese player made no mistakes and capitalized on a weak return serve from her opponent to claim the victory.
Final result, Nguyễn Thùy Linh defeated Chiu Pin-chian 2-0 (21-17; 23-21), avenging the loss from the Korea Masters final at the end of 2025. Nguyễn Thùy Linh’s next opponent in the 2026 Indonesia Masters quarterfinals will be either Tomoka Miyazaki or Pitchamon Opatniputh.
| Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
| January 21, 2026 | Indonesia Masters | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 2-0 Lin Hsiang-ti | 21-14; 21-11 |
| January 15, 2026 | India Open | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 0-2Wang Zhiyi | 12-21; 17-21 |
| January 14, 2026 | Nguyễn Thùy Linh2-1 PV Sindhu | 20-22; 21-12; 21-15 | |
| December 11, 2025 | SEA Games | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 1-2Ni Pratiwi | 21-16; 20-22; 14-21 |
| December 7, 2025 | Nguyễn Thùy Linh2-1 Letshaana Karupathevan | 15-21; 21-10; 23-21 |
| Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
| January 21, 2026 | Indonesia Masters | Chiu Pin-chian 2-1 Zhang Beiwen | 16-21; 21-18; 21-11 |
| January 13, 2026 | India Open | Chiu Pin-chian 0-2 Mia Blichfeldt | 19-21; 11-21 |
| January 7, 2026 | Malaysia Open | Chiu Pin-chian 0-2 Lin Hsiang-ti | 11-21; 11-21 |
| November 20, 2025 | Australian Open | Chiu Pin-chian 1-2 Chen Su-yu | 19-21; 22-20; 15-21 |
| November 19, 2025 | Chiu Pin-chian 2-0 Asuka Takahashi | 21-8; 21-15 |
| Date | Tournament | Matchup | Score |
| November 9, 2025 | Korea Masters | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 0-2 Chiu Pin-chian | 16-21; 15-21 |
| November 9, 2019 | Norwegian International | Nguyễn Thùy Linh 2-0 Chiu Pin-chian | 21-18; 21-11 |
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