Tien Minh played confidently and continuously scored with his strong smashes to finish the first set with 21-8 victory.

Jorgensen competed fiercely, bagging a 21-17 win in the second set of the match. However, with his experience and bravery, the pride of Vietnamese badminton beat his opponent 22-20 in a tense third set to progress into the semifinal round. 

Winning a ticket to the semifinals marks the furthest that Nguyen Tien Minh has advanced at the world championships for many years. Minh’s semifinal opponent will be four-time world champion Lin Dan of China.