Tien Minh Nguyen tames Kento Momota in Men’s Singles quarter-final at Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2012
Vietnam’s top player Tien Minh Nguyen made his home fans happy by playing remarkable badminton in Men’s Singles quarter-final when he easily tamed Kento Momota of Japan at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2012 in Vietnam, on Friday, August 24.
The World Number 14 Tien Minh, who is the top seeded shuttler in Men’s Singles category at this home tournament, played to his best abilities and remained successful in thrashing his lower ranked Japanese rival in a commanding fashion.
The in-form local shuttler was at his best on court as he played with remarkable badminton in the whole contest and sent Momota packing quite easily by finishing off the battle in 40 minutes with a comfortable score on the board.
On the other hand, the un-seeded Momota could not stretch his impressive winning streak as he failed to overpower his higher ranked local opponent and bowed down to him easily without showing his lofty craft on court.
Tien Minh was confident from the opening points of first game as he played with wonderful speed in all areas of the court and took a strong lead at the initial stage.
The in-form Vietnamese shuttler was in pretty good control of the pace and he dictated his rival in all corners. He remained focused and took a wonderful lead at the end of first half.
After the break, the local player continued his elevated performance on court as he played with precision and eventually ended up the first set with a stunning 21-14 score on the board.
In the second game, Momota showed glimpses of his brilliance as he played with aggression and did not allow Tien Minh to set up a comfortable lead at the opening stage.
However, the top seeded Tien Minh changed his tactics and played wonderful game at net which helped him to manage a reasonable gap until the break.
After the mid-game interval, the higher ranked Tien Minh remained positive and confident in his attacking play and eventually finished off the set with a decent score of 21-18.
Tien Minh cheered his fans by ending up this quarter-final clash in straight sets with a commanding 21-14 and 21-18 margin on the board.
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