Vũ Thị Anh Thư (born 16 July 2001) is a Vietnamese badminton player.[1] She won a silver medal in badminton at the 2018 Youth Olympics mixed team relay event.[2] Vũ also helped the Vietnamese women's team to secure a bronze medal at the 2021 SEA Games when she delivered the last point for the team after defeating Ong Xin Yee of Malaysia.[3]

Vũ Thị Anh Thư
Personal information
CountryVietnam
Born (2001-07-16) 16 July 2001 (age 22)
Đồng Nai, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Years active2015-now
HandednessLeft
Women's singles
Highest ranking99 (20 June 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Vietnam
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Women's team
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

Career edit

Vũ started playing badminton at the age of 10. In 2011, she competed in the Vietnamese National Junior Badminton Championships and won a medal. [4]

In 2022, she won a bronze medal at the 2021 SEA Games in the women's team event.[5] In the following months, she won her first international title at the Croatia Open.[6] A few months later, she would win her second consecutive title at the Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine. In September, she reached the quarterfinals of the Vietnam Open.[7]

Achievements edit

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles) edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2022 Croatia Open   Saloni Samirbhai Mehta 21–9, 16–21, 21–14   Winner
2022 Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine   Milena Schnider 21–17, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up) edit

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Cyprus Junior International   Purva Barve 13–21, 9–21   Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Thi Anh Thu VU | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ^ "SEA Sports News: Vietnam at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games 2018". SEA Sports News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  3. ^ baotintuc.vn (2022-05-16). "Hai tay vợt nữ Việt Nam mở màn thắng áp đảo ở vòng tứ kết môn Cầu lông". baotintuc.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  4. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2018-03-31). "Từ sân trường đến giấc mơ Olympic". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. ^ "Cầu lông nữ Việt Nam chạm trán nhà vô địch Olympic ở bán kết đồng đội". Báo Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  6. ^ thao 247, Thể (2022-06-24). "Vũ Thị Anh Thư vô địch giải Cầu lông Croatia mở rộng 2022". Thể thao 247 (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2022-10-02). "Chiều nay 2-10, Thùy Linh có mang về tin vui?". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-03.

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