The rivalry between Tien Minh and the 17-year-old prodigy from Indonesia was one of the most highly anticipated match-ups of the ongoing tourney in the Vietnam capital city of Hanoi.
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Minh confidently entered the quarter-final round coming off a smashing victory over Japanese opponent Yugo Kobayashi (World No288).
Rated 148th in the world, Christieat succumbed to Minh 21-23 in the first set. Thanks to home field advantage and an outstanding performance, Minh easily went on to outscore his opponent by six points in the second set with a final score of 21-15.
With this latest trophy, Minh got a berth in the semi-finals where he will face the winner of an upcoming match between Chia-Hsin Wan of Taiwan (No4 seed) and Fikri Ihsandi Hadmadi of Indonesia (No12 seed).
The semi-final round takes place at Cau Giay competition hall in Hanoi on March 29, while the finals set for March 30.