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Nhat Nguyen | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Birth name | Nguyễn Nhật | ||||||||||||||
Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hanoi, Vietnam[1] | 16 June 2000||||||||||||||
Residence | Dublin, Ireland[2] | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right[2] | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin[3] | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles and doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 25 (MS 27 December 2022) 114 (MD with Paul Reynolds 21 June 2018) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 49 (9 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Nhat Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Nhật, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ˨]; born 16 June 2000) is a Vietnamese badminton player who represents Ireland on residency grounds.[4] Nguyen was born in the suburbs of Hanoi, Vietnam and moved to Cavan, Ireland with his parents and older sister, when he was six years old. He was the gold medalist at the 2016 European U17 Championships in the boys' singles event, and also won bronze in the doubles event partnered with Paul Reynolds. In the same year, he clinched the men's singles title at the Irish National Championships.[5] Nguyen won his first senior international title at the Polish International in the men's doubles event with Reynolds,[6] and the men's singles title at the Welsh International after that.[7]
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia | Christo Popov | 7–21, 21–16, 18–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Welsh International | Gurusai Dutt | 21–16, 23–21 | Winner |
2017 | Irish Open | Alexander Roovers | 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2023 | Irish Open | Alex Lanier | 21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Polish International | Paul Reynolds | Daniel Benz Andreas Heinz |
21–19, 25–23 | Winner |