Phạm Cao Cường

Phạm Cao Cường
Personal information
CountryVietnam
Born (1996-05-30) 30 May 1996
Thái Bình Province, Vietnam
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking73 (8 January 2019)
Current ranking145 (8 February 2022)
BWF profile

Phạm Cao Cường (born 30 May 1996) is a Vietnamese badminton player.[1] He showed his potential as a badminton player when he was young, and at age 16, was in the top 8 at the National Championships in the men's singles event. His parents and the Ho Chi Minh City Sports Department sent him to be trained in Indonesia.[2] He was the runner-up at the U-19 Korea Junior Open in 2013.[3] He competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and Asian Games.[4][5] He was the champion at the 2018 Iran Fajr International by defeating his senior teammate Nguyễn Tiến Minh in the final.[6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Iran Fajr International Nguyễn Tiến Minh 15–14, 13–11, 11–13, 11–7 Winner
2018 Bangladesh International Soo Teck Zhi 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Nepal International Adulrach Namkul 24–22, 9–21, 21–19 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Cao Cuong Pham". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ Quang, Huy (1 October 2014). ""Hoàng tử cầu lông" Phạm Cao Cường: "Truyền nhân" của Tiến Minh" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus.vn. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ Nguyễn, Tùng (17 November 2013). "Phạm Cao Cường là á quân giải cầu lông trẻ Hàn Quốc mở rộng" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Hot boy Phạm Cao Cường và sở thích chụp cùng sao cầu lông" (in Vietnamese). Vietgiaitri.com. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Vòng 1 Asiad 2014 – Phạm Cao Cường tiến bước" (in Vietnamese). Shop Cầu Lông. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. ^ Quỳnh, Hoàng (9 February 2018). "Phạm Cao Cường đánh bại Nguyễn Tiến Minh ở giải đấu có thể thức lạ" (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. Retrieved 14 July 2018.