Nhat Nguyen | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Nguyen at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Birth name | Nguyễn Nhật | ||||||||||||||
Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Born | Vietnam | 16 June 2000||||||||||||||
Residence | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin [1] | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles and doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 25 (MS 27 December 2022) 114 (MD with Paul Reynolds 21 June 2018) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 41 (19 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Nhat Nguyen ( /ˈnæt wɪn/; Vietnamese: Nguyễn Nhật, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ˨]; born 16 June 2000) is an Irish badminton player. [2] 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. Then, he started playing badminton at the local club with his dad. [3] [4] 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. [5] Nguyen won his first senior international title at the Polish International in the men's doubles event with Reynolds, [6] after that the men's singles title at the Welsh International. [7]
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia |
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7–21, 21–16, 18–21 |
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Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Welsh International |
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21–16, 23–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Irish Open |
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19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Irish Open |
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21–13, 21–19 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Polish International |
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21–19, 25–23 | ![]() |
Nhat Nguyen | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Nguyen at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Birth name | Nguyễn Nhật | ||||||||||||||
Country | Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Born | Vietnam | 16 June 2000||||||||||||||
Residence | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin [1] | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles and doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 25 (MS 27 December 2022) 114 (MD with Paul Reynolds 21 June 2018) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 41 (19 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Nhat Nguyen ( /ˈnæt wɪn/; Vietnamese: Nguyễn Nhật, [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ˨]; born 16 June 2000) is an Irish badminton player. [2] 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. Then, he started playing badminton at the local club with his dad. [3] [4] 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. [5] Nguyen won his first senior international title at the Polish International in the men's doubles event with Reynolds, [6] after that the men's singles title at the Welsh International. [7]
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia |
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7–21, 21–16, 18–21 |
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Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Welsh International |
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21–16, 23–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Irish Open |
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19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Irish Open |
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21–13, 21–19 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Polish International |
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21–19, 25–23 | ![]() |