Tien Minh Nguyen tames Tien Chen Chou to claim Men’s Singles title in Chinese Taipei Open GP Gold
Vietnam’s most decorated shuttler Tien Minh Nguyen finally got his form back and claimed Men’s Singles title after defeating his lower ranked local challenger Tien Chen Chou in the final encounter of Chinese Taipei Open GP Gold 2012 on Sunday, October 7,
in Chinese Taipei.
The lofty Tien Minh, who was the top seeded player in the tournament, played with tremendous control in his shots and managed to overpower his Taipei rival in a striking fashion.
World Number 13 Tien Minh was one class above his opponent as he played with an incredible ease on court and comfortable won the match in straight sets by taking the court time for 42 minutes.
The un-seeded Tien Chen, on the other hand, could not live up to the expectations and failed to stretch his winning run despite having the support of home crowd.
Tien Chou was unable to put up strong resistance against the aggressive Tien Minh and bowed down to him without creating a strong impact.
In the first game, Tien Minh was everywhere on court as he played attacking and fast badminton and took an early lead.
Chen Chou, on the other hand, could not place his shots in targeted areas and remained behind on score board until the end of first part.
After the one-minute break, Tien Minh stretched his lead by maintaining his speed in all areas.
Vietnamese shuttler did not miss any chance to create trouble for his rival and eventually took the opening game with a 21-11 margin on the board.
The local shuttler showed glimpses of his brilliance in the second game when he played attacking badminton and managed to stay close to his opponent until the one-minute break.
After the mid-game interval, Tien Minh tried his best to control the pace and remained successful in taking a small lead in the ending points.
Vietnamese shuttler remained in commanding position and took the second set with a four-point 21-17 score on the board.
The in-form Tien Minh bagged the title by winning the final contest in 42 minutes with a striking margin of 21-11 and 21-17.
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