WORLDS 2015 Day 3 – Nguyen back in the upset business

By
Don Hearn
– August 12, 2015Posted in: news
Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam made his way into the 3rd round of the Worlds with a win over India’s Parupalli Kashyap. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent live in Jakarta. […]

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Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam made his way into the 3rd round of the Worlds with a win over India’s Parupalli Kashyap.

By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent live in Jakarta.
Video: Loïc Meuriot.  Photos: Badmintonphoto (live)

Just two years ago, Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam was stunning the field by making the semi-finals of the in Guangzhou.  It’s still early yet but with his ranking having slipped to #34 in the World, Nguyen is clawing back onto the main stage, first by upsetting #10 seed Parupalli Kashyap of India.

Nguyen and Kashyap came into today’s match tied at 4-all in the head-to-head record.  Their rivalry has involved encounters on all the biggest stages: the Asian Championships, Asian Games, Olympic Games and also the 2011 World Championships.

Nguyen admitted to being tired after both of his first two matches went past the hour mark, but the 32-year-old brings plenty of confidence into his likely third round encounter with Japan’s 4th-seeded Kento Momota.

Watch the complete post-match interview with Nguyen Tien Minh below:

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Don Hearn is an Editor and Correspondent who hails from a badminton-loving town in rural Canada. He joined the Badzine team in 2006 to provide coverage of the Korean badminton scene and is committed to helping Badzine to promote badminton to the place it deserves as a global sport. Contact him at: don @ badzine.net