
He was beaten by the world no. 10 in the last 32.
Nhat Nguyen put on an excellent performance but was beaten in his last-32 men's badminton match against at the Olympic Games.
The Dubliner - who is ranked 54th in the world - took the world number ten - Wang Tzu-wei - to a deciding third set.
The Chinese Tapei shuttler won the final set 21-12 to take a 2-1 victory.
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— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) July 28, 2021
Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu-Wei takes the third set 21-12, and the 2-1 victory.
A warriors performance from Nhat Nguyen on his Olympic debut against the number 10 seed. End of the competition for Nguyen, finishing 2nd in his group 👏🏼🇮🇪#TeamIreland #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/hXGb7zIIYW