Vietnamese badminton player Le Duc Phat secured a convincing victory to clinch the men's singles title at the 2024 International Challenge badminton tournament in Uganda from February 21 to 25, SGGPO reported.

Phat reached the men's singles final at the 2024 Uganda International Challenge, taking place in Kampala on the evening of February 25 (local time). His opponent was the Indian badminton player Raghu Mariswamy.

Vietnamese badminton player Le Duc Phat. Photo: Badminton Confederation Africa

Both players began the match with high speed, actively attacking their opponent. With excellent mental preparation, Le Duc Phat faced no obstacles against Raghu Mariswamy's aggressive play and defended effectively. Closing the first set with a score of 21/18 in his favor, Duc Phat continued to dominate in the second set, winning 21/14 as his opponent's energy waned.

Ultimately, Phat secured a 2-0 victory, clinching the men's singles championship of the tournament. This win also marks Le Duc Phat's first international triumph of 2024 because in previous 2024 International Challenge tournaments in Iran and Azerbaijan, Phat failed to advance to the men's singles final.

Phat also defeated his Italian rival Fabio Caponio (world’s seed No.90) 19-21, 21-14 and 21-13 in Round 16, and US player Mark Shelley Alcala (world’s seed No.102) 21-18 and 21-17 in the quarter finals on February 23.

Vietnamese badminton player Le Duc Phat. Photo: Badminton Confederation Africa

The 2024 Uganda International Challenge drew the participation of 305 players from 49 countries worldwide. The tournament has a total prize pool of USD 15,000.

Phat is the only Vietnamese playing at the event. He is striving to earn points to get a berth at the Olympic Paris 2024.

Earlier, he reached the quarter finals at the Iran Fajr International Challenge 2024, and Round 16 at the Azerbaijan International 2024.

After his triumph at 2024 Uganda International Challenge, Le Duc Phat will return to Vietnam to compete in the Ciputra Hanoi - Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2024 badminton tournament. Le Duc Phat reached the men's singles final at this tournament last year. The annual tournament is scheduled from March 12 to 17 in Hanoi.

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