World No 42 Minh defeated world No 19 Marc Zwiebler of Germany 21-15, 21-17 in the second round in 40 minutes.
In the third round, Minh will face off world No 8 China’s Tian Houwei, who won England player Toby Penty 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) in the second round.
The tournament runs through March 6.
