Nguyen Hopes to Build on Lessons from Denmark
Irish badminton’s hopes in men’s singles are pinned on Nhat Nguyen, and the 20-year-old is trying hard to adjust to the demands of elite badminton.
· DEV SUKUMAR
At his first World Tour Super 750 event, he was able to test himself against world No.2 Chou Tien Chen, and he hoped the experience would spur him on to step up his own level.
“I felt I was always one step behind,” Nguyen, current world No.63, said. “In terms of quality of strokes, I wasn’t used to it. In the first game I was two or three speeds behind. He was just playing me around. In the second game I got used to it, and was leading by one or two points and could put pressure on that, but he was quite comfortable. So I need to watch the match again.
“Definitely, I need to get used to this level. Hopefully I can produce better results in future and adapt my game to it.”