Taken from The Straits Times, Friday June 12, Sport Page B13 Nguyen credits Republic for win over world No. 1 Lee By Terrence Voon HE MAY be Vietnamese, but giant-killer Nguyen Tien Minh's remarkable triumph over world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei yesterday was made in Singapore. The unheralded shuttler - who stunned the Malaysian top seed at the Aviva Open Singapore badminton tournament last night - trains here at least once a month, and counts Singapore men's coach Asep Suharno among his mentors. The US$200,000 (S$292,000) Super Series event is also a happy hunting ground for the 26-year-old, who fashioned an upset over then-world No. 13 Chen Yu of China in last year's competition. This time round, he claimed an even bigger scalp, beating the 2008 Olympic silver medallist 24-22, 20-22, 21-19 in an hour-long tussle at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. 'I can't believe it, I can't believe it,' said an elated Nguyen after the men's singles win - his first over Lee. 'Tonight, I cannot sleep.' Peter Gade, the Danish second seed, also fell in the round-of-16 stage yesterday, losing to Indian qualifier Anup Sridhar 19-21, 21-16, 13-21. But the evening's biggest cheers were reserved for Nguyen, who took the battle to Lee right from the first serve. His all-out attacking style confounded the top seed, who struggled to find his rhythm and eventually lost the first game after being pushed to deuce. Lee survived two game points to claim the second game, but Nguyen, a semi-finalist at the 2007 South-east Asia Games, was not to be denied. And when the Vietnamese landed a cross-court smash just beyond Lee to win the rubber, he threw his racket aside and fell to the floor in elation. 'My confidence was down (after losing the first game), so I just tried not to make mistakes,' said the world No. 11. 'Maybe Singapore is lucky for me,' he quipped. Nguyen revealed that he is a regular visitor at the Singapore Sports School, where he trains with local shuttlers. His trips here are made possible by the close ties between the badminton associations of Vietnam and Singapore. Lee had no complaints about the loss. He said: 'My preparations for the tournament were not good, and I played badly, so I have to accept the result."
That's the trouble with Spore media. Always desperate and exaggerate to claim credit for Spore no matter how weak the link.
Well done Nguyen!! Bravo!!! It is good to see countries who do not form core of badminton playing nations doing well. It is good for sports if it spreads to more than a dozen nations. Expecting more fire-crackers, Nguyen, GO ON!!!!
A Day of Shocks (Aviva Open Singapore 2009) Taken from Today paper, Friday June 12, 2009 Page 46, Sports Vietnam's Nguyen knocks out top seed Lee; Peter Gade also dumped By Low Lin Fhoong THE Aviva Open Singapore 2009 is proving to be Nguyen Tien Minh's lucky tournament. Vietnam's world No. 11 was a giant-killer at last year's tournament, despatching China's seventh seed Chen Yu in the round of 16. Last night, he pulled off an even bigger upset, dumping out Malaysia's world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Unseeded Nguyen romped to a 24-22 win in the first set, before Lee fought back to bag the second 22-20. Amid the roars and cheers of the 6,000-strong crowd, the duo fought point-for-point in the rubber, before a series of unforced errors by Lee saw the Vietnamese reach the finish line 21-19. The 26-year-old sank to his knees in shock, and he was still in a daze afterwards at the post-match interview. "After losing the second set, I lost all my confidence, but I kept pushing and attacking during the rubber," said Nguyen, who will meet China's Bao Chunlai in the last eight today. "I've never beaten him before and I just don't believe it. I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight." Said a disappointed Lee: "I played badly today and I just couldn't relax... my opponent played a tighter game and predicted my moves well." On a day of huge upsets in the men's singles, Denmark's Peter Gade, the second seed, was tripped up 21-19, 16-21, 21-13 by unheralded Indian Anup Sridhar.
This news.. ..ought to be posted all over Loh's thread, in the Chit-Chat section, titled "Singapore Also Can"..
Well , I think I would rather have a local , born in singapore , Singaporean rather than a imported one . Other countries like Malaysia , Korea , Japan can do it . Simply cannot understand why Singapore can't .
If you see the vietname papers, the news is different. This guy is sure a fighter. I saw him played well against susilo the last time.
Taken from The Straits Times, Friday June 12, Sport Page B13 Nguyen credits Republic for win over world No. 1 Lee By Terrence Voon HE MAY be Vietnamese, but giant-killer Nguyen Tien Minh's remarkable triumph over world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei yesterday was made in Singapore. The unheralded shuttler - who stunned the Malaysian top seed at the Aviva Open Singapore badminton tournament last night - trains here at least once a month, and counts Singapore men's coach Asep Suharno among his mentors. The US$200,000 (S$292,000) Super Series event is also a happy hunting ground for the 26-year-old, who fashioned an upset over then-world No. 13 Chen Yu of China in last year's competition. This time round, he claimed an even bigger scalp, beating the 2008 Olympic silver medallist 24-22, 20-22, 21-19 in an hour-long tussle at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. 'I can't believe it, I can't believe it,' said an elated Nguyen after the men's singles win - his first over Lee. 'Tonight, I cannot sleep.' Wow ! He trains once a month here in Singapore already can beat LCW . I wonder if he trains everyday in Singapore will make him a World Champion ?
yes he can. Remember how ronald susilo beat lin dan in 04 OG? If NTM trains as much as RS in SG, he could beat LD
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1183510&postcount=39 I would give credit to Lin Dan first.
Singapore has good facilities, coaches..........indeed...a world Champion is in the making......... Strange .......... Like what you have mentioned , Singapore has good facilities , coaches ..... I am sure they can train locals to be world class players , right ? Why are we still relying on Foreign Imports ?
True also, like in table tennis, after Tan Pay Fern's success...who next....? seems like they imported even more from chn......?? In Badmintn,...after Kenderick.....at least singapore have youngster like Ashton......the rest..from Chn, INA and Thailand......???
Here's a slightly older post http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1183982&postcount=19
What happened to those locals who live in Spore? Im sure all have the skills to beat LinDan and LCW since Spore is a great training ground.
