Nhat Nguyen

Nhat Nguyen (/ˈnæt wɪn/; Vietnamese: Nguyễn Nhật, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ˨]; born 16 June 2000) is an Irish badminton player.[1] Born in Vietnam, Nguyen left the country for a new life in Dublin, Ireland along with his parents and older sister, when he was six years old, and then, he started playing badminton at the local club with his father.[2][3] He was the gold medalist at the 2016 European U17 Championships in the boys' singles event, and also won the bronze medal in the doubles event partnered with Paul Reynolds. At the same year, he clinched the men's singles title at the Irish National Championships.[4] Nguyen won his first senior international title at the Polish International in the men's doubles event with Reynolds,[5] after that the men's singles title at the Welsh International.[6]

Nhat Nguyen
Personal information
Birth nameNguyễn Nhật
Country Ireland
Born (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000
Hanoi, Vietnam
ResidenceDublin, Ireland
Years active2014
HandednessRight
Men's singles and doubles
Highest ranking70 (MS 3 May 2018)
114 (MD 21 June 2018)
Current ranking80 (MS)
126 (MD with P Reynolds) (13 September 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Ireland
European Junior Championships
2018 Tallinn Boys' singles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Christo Popov 7–21, 21–16, 18–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Irish Open Alexander Roovers 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2017 Welsh International Gurusai Dutt 21–16, 23–21 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Polish International Paul Reynolds Daniel Benz
Andreas Heinz		 21–19, 25–23 Winner
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References
  1. "Players: Nhat Nguyen". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. Fennessy, Paul (25 December 2017). "'I only started playing badminton when I came to Ireland... It was one of the ways I tried to fit in'". www.the42.ie. TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. Dennehy, Cathal (6 January 2018). "Teen star Nguyen doing hard yards to close gap on the world's best". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. Diallo, Raf (28 March 2016). "Meet the Irish talent who's become the new European under-17 badminton champ". Off the Ball. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. "Gold for Irish badminton duo in Poland". RTÉ.ie. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  6. Bech, Rasmus (4 December 2017). "Big victory for Nhat Nguyen". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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