Minh’s recent Ciputra Hanoi 2014 championship title nudged him up the ladder, with an additional 1,340 points. At the tournament, he fended off second seeded Chun Seang Tan from Malaysia in the finals to keep the trophy in Vietnam.
Minh was the only player in the world’s top ten to progress this week. Little change was seen in the top seven, with Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei remaining atop with 100,523 points. Chinese Chen Long and Japanese Kenichi Tago followed in second and third with 73,605 and 67,674.
Tien Minh will continue his 2014 campaign as number seven seed of the men’s singles discipline at the US$300,000 OUE Singapore Open 2014, taking place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from April 8-13.
