The 2018 Vietnam Open (officially known as the

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-Sunrise Vietnam Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Nguyen Du Cultural Sports Club in

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

from 7 to 12 August 2018 and had a total purse of $75,000.

Tournament

The 2018 Vietnam Open was the sixth Super 100 tournament of the

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and also part of the Vietnam Open championships which had been held since 1996. This tournament was organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Badminton Association with the sanction from the

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Venue

This international tournament was held at Nguyen Du Cultural Sports Club in

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the

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event.

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Men's singles

Seeds

Ygor Coelho de Oliveira Ygor Coelho de Oliveira (; born 24 November 1996) is a Brazilian badminton player. He won the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships six times in the boys' singles and four times in the mixed doubles event with Lohaynny Vicente. Oliveira placed ...

''(third round)'' # Daren Liew ''(withdrew)'' #

Pablo Abián Pablo Abián Vicén (; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 Mediterranean Games. Olympic Games 2008 (Beijing, China) He competed in badminton at ...

''(second round)'' # Vladimir Malkov ''(third round)'' #

Lu Guangzu Lu Guangzu (; born on 19 October 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the 2025 Asian Championships. Lu was integrated to China winning team in the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup, as well at the 2024 Thomas Cup. In 2018 ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Chong Wei Feng Chong Wei Feng (born 26 May 1987) is a Malaysian retired badminton player. He was drafted into the national team in 2004. His best achievement is reaching the semi-finals of the 2012 and 2013 China Open, where he was defeated by Chen Long on ...

''(third round)'' #

Yu Igarashi is a Japanese badminton player. He won his first international title at the 2017 Osaka International tournament. Personal life On 28 August 2024, he announced his marriage to national badminton player, Arisa Higashino. Achievements Summe ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Sitthikom Thammasin Sitthikom Thammasin (; born 7 April 1995) is a Thai badminton player. He won the men's singles title at the 2012 Singapore International Series when he was 17. Thammasin was part of the Thailand national team that clinched the bronze medal at the ...

''(third round)''

Finals

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Women's singles

Seeds

Sayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player who was a singles specialist. She was the bronze medalist at the 2013 and 2014 Asian Championships. Takahashi reached a career high as world number 10 in the BWF World Ranking in February 2019. Personal ...

''(second round)'' # Minatsu Mitani ''(semi-finals)'' #

Lee Ying Ying Lee Ying Ying (李盈盈, born 25 October 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. Lee started playing badminton at aged 8 in Ipoh. She made her debut in the international tournament in 2015, and at the same year she was selected to join the natio ...

''(second round)'' #

Cai Yanyan Cai Yanyan (, born 15 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player. She won her first international title at the 2017 China International tournament in the women's singles event. Cai was the bronze medalists at the 2017 World Junior Championsh ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Brittney Tam Brittney Shannon Tam (born 23 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player. In 2012, she won a silver medal at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event. In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pa ...

''(first round)'' # Sung Shuo-yun ''(second round)'' #

Han Yue Han Yue (; born 18 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player. She won the girls' singles title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships, and the mixed team title at the World Junior Championships. Han was a part of the national team that won ...

''(final)'' #

Vũ Thị Trang Vũ Thị Trang (born 19 May 1992) is a badminton player from Vietnam. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was a bronze medallist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. In 2016, Vũ married fellow Viet ...

''(quarter-finals)''

Finals

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Men's doubles

Seeds

Aaron Chia Aaron Chia Teng Fong (born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. A world champion, an Asian champion and a double bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, he and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champion ...

Soh Wooi Yik Soh Wooi Yik (; born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. A world champion, an Asian champion and a double bronze medalist at the Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, he and his partner Aaron Chia became the first ev ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Inkarat Apisuk / Tanupat Viriyangkura ''(second round)'' # Shia Chun Kang / Tan Wee Gieen ''(second round)'' #

Po Li-wei Po Li-wei (; born 2 May 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Achievements World University Games ''Men's doubles'' BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a seri ...

/ Yang Ming-tse ''(first round)'' #

Angga Pratama Angga Pratama (born 12 May 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. He competed in the men's doubles event in the international tournaments, and together with Ricky Karanda Suwardi, he won the 2015 Singapo ...

Rian Agung Saputro Rian Agung Saputro (born 25 June 1990) is an Indonesian badminton player. He was partnered with Angga Pratama in men's doubles, but split after the 2014 Asian Games. Saputro was then partnered with Berry Angriawan. They debuted at the 2014 Hong ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Keiichiro Matsui is a Japanese badminton player who affiliated with the Hitachi team. Born in Ishikawa, he graduated from the Tomioka senior high school, and later educated at the Nippon Sport Science University. He was part of the national junior team that wo ...

/ Yoshinori Takeuchi ''(quarter-finals)'' #

Hiroki Okamura is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Biprogy team. Achievements BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sa ...

/ Masayuki Onodera ''(second round)'' #

Tan Boon Heong Tan Boon Heong (, born 18 September 1987) is a former World No.1 Malaysian professional badminton player in the men's doubles event. Career 2004-2006 Tan was previously paired with Hoon Thien How, with whom he won the World Junior Cham ...

Yoo Yeon-seong Yoo Yeon-seong (; born 19 August 1986) is a South Korean professional badminton player. He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun. The two also competed at the 2012 Summer ...

''(second round)''

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Women's doubles

Seeds

Ayako Sakuramoto is a Japanese badminton player. She is a member of the Yonex team. She specializes in women's doubles and has achieved success in numerous tournaments. These include the Asian Junior Championships, BWF World Tour, BWF Grand Prix, and BWF Intern ...

Yukiko Takahata is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto. She won her first senior international title at the Spanish Internati ...

''(first round)'' # Meghana Jakkampudi / Poorvisha S. Ram ''(first round)'' #

Savitree Amitrapai Savitree Amitrapai (; born 19 November 1988) is a Thai badminton player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Achievements Asian Championships ''Women's doubles'' SEA Games ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed d ...

/ Pacharapun Chochuwong ''(quarter-finals)'' # Misato Aratama /

Akane Watanabe is a Japanese badminton player. Achievements BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). T ...

(champions) #

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Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (born 16 November 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the Djarum club. She won the gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships, and in the women's doubles at the 2021 SEA ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Nami Matsuyama is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team. She is the bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Matsuyama helps the national team won the 2020 Asia Team Championships. She reached a career high as world number 2 in ...

Chiharu Shida is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team. She is the bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Shida was part of the Japan winning team in the 2020 Asia Team Championships. She reached a career high as world number ...

''(final)'' # Minami Kawashima /

Aoi Matsuda is a Japanese badminton player. Born in Osaka Prefecture, Matsuda graduated from the Toyama University of International Studies High School. She was a former Tricky Panders team and later affiliated with the Amer Sports Japan since April 2018. ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Chen Hsiao-huan /

Hu Ling-fang Hu Ling-fang (; born 6 April 1998) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2016, she was selected to compete at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup. She played as a third women's singles and finally the Taiwanese team beat the Mauritanian with the score 5-0 ...

''(second round)''

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

# Evgenij Dremin /

Evgenia Dimova Evgenia Aleksandrovna Dimova (; born 29 April 1982) is a Russian badminton player. Achievements BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanc ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Đỗ Tuấn Đức Đỗ Tuấn Đức (born 6 February 1996) is a Vietnamese badminton player from Hanoi. He was the bronze medalist at the Gimcheon, South Korea 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, 2012 Asian Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event ...

Phạm Như Thảo Phạm Như Thảo (born 30 May 1996) is a badminton player from Vietnam. She won her first senior title at the 2014 Vietnam International Series in the mixed doubles event. At the 2015 Eurasia Bulgaria International, Phạm clinched two titles ...

''(second round)'' #

Chen Tang Jie Chen Tang Jie (; born 5 January 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2016 Asian Junior Championships and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and helped Malaysia to clinch a silver medal in the World Junior ...

Peck Yen Wei Peck Yen Wei (, born 10 February 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged ten in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Jinjang Utara. She made her debut in the international tournament in 2014, and at the same year sh ...

''(second round)'' # Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Arif / Rusydina Antardayu Riodingin ''(second round)'' #

Chang Ko-chi Chang Ko-chi (; born 21 November 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Achievements BWF World Tour (2 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments san ...

/ Cheng Chi-ya ''(second round)'' #

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/ Poorvisha S. Ram ''(first round)'' # Chen Sihang / Xu Ya ''(quarter-finals)'' # Tseng Min-hao / Chen Hsiao-huan ''(first round)''

Finals

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References

External links

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