Vietnamese-origin badminton player impresses again at prestigious badminton tournament

On the evening of October 21 (Vietnam time), Irish tennis player of Vietnamese origin Nhat Nguyen (birth name Nguyen Nhat) continued to make his mark in the top badminton world when he won the opening match of the 2025 French Open.

Nhat Nguyen is in good form in 2025 - Photo: BWF

The French Open is a tournament in the BWF Super 750 system, and is one of the most prestigious badminton tournaments taking place at the end of the year.

Nhat Nguyen, a 25-year-old Irish tennis player of Vietnamese origin, won his opening match against strong Indian opponent Lakshya Sen.

Interestingly, just last week, Nhat Nguyen lost to Sen 1-2 at the Denmark Open. At the tournament in France, the Vietnamese-born tennis player had a perfect "revenge" when he easily won 21-7, 21-16.

This is a victory that promises to help Nhat Nguyen gain many points on the BWF rankings. Sen is currently ranked 19th in the world , 9 places higher than Nhat Nguyen.

Previously in mid-September, the Vietnamese-born tennis player also made a splash at the China Masters when he defeated Loh Kean Yew - an opponent in the world's top 10 - in the first round.

By defeating Sen, Nhat Nguyen's chance to go far is very high, because his opponent in the second round of the tournament is only the young Indonesian player - Alwi Farhan.

Farhan also caused a big surprise at the tournament when he defeated the 7th seed Lanier. The winner of the match between Farhan and Nhat Nguyen will likely be Kunlavut Vitidsarn, the Thai player currently ranked 3rd in the world.

The consecutive victories in Super 750 races are a big step forward in Nhat Nguyen's career. In the first half of 2025, he usually only participated in Super 300 races and below.

Nhat Nguyen was born in Hanoi . His family emigrated to Ireland when he was 6 years old, and by the age of 17 he was eligible to play for the European country.

In 2016, Nhat Nguyen's name began to be known when he won the gold medal at the European U17 Championship. Not long after that, the Vietnamese-born tennis player became the champion of Ireland.

Over the next few years, Nhat Nguyen developed his career in both men's singles and men's doubles, before focusing on men's singles from the age of 20.

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