Nguyễn Tiến Minh
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Country | Vietnam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | February 12, 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 457 wins, 197 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 5 (2 December 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Nguyễn Tiến Minh (born February 12, 1983) is a Vietnamese badminton player. His best achievement to date was the bronze medal at the World Championship in 2013.
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Career
[edit]Introduced to badminton by his father at the early age of 10, Nguyen Tien Minh was immediately captivated by the sport. The interest soon developed into a passion which led to Tien Minh's crucial decision in 2001 when the athlete was 18 years old: to take on the path of becoming a professional badminton player instead of carrying on his education as his family wished. The young man's determination soon demonstrated its fruitful aspects when he was recruited into the national team in the same year. However, Tien Minh's career did not become well known nationwide until 2002 when he, at the age of 19, defeated the long time national champion, Nguyễn Phú Cường, and won the gold medal for the men's singles category.
Nevertheless, despite Tien Minh's quick progress, the badminton player was receiving a salary of less than 150 US dollars a month, as most Vietnamese athletes were at the time. After years of contributing to the nation's sport team, while his ranking has been progressing significantly and rapidly, Tien Minh's income has only been increased by around 50 dollars. Vietnamese athletes, with incomes much higher than that of Tien Minh's, normally have specially assigned specialists to look after their every aspect, such as diet, injuries, and endurance training, not to mention all the top ranking sporting facilities provided for by the government. On the other side of the scale, he has been trained in an environment with nothing but poor equipment and has to rely mostly on his family's financial support, the effort of his few coaches, and the contributions of his teammates.
Tien Minh is portrayed by a common description in his home country, "the athlete with a herculean progress".
World Championship 2013
[edit]Nguyen Tien Minh came into the world championship seeded #7. His previous best achievement at a world championship was to get to the quarter-final round at the 2011 championship in London, where he lost to Peter Gade of Denmark in three sets.
The first match was an easy affair (21–8, 21–11) against the New Zealand player Joe Wu, who ranked 110.
The second match against the German Dieter Domke turned out to be quite tight. He started well, but then faded, and almost lost the first set. He was able to close out the set 24–22 though. He then won the second set 21–17.
In the next round, Tien Minh played the Spaniard Pablo Abián. Tien Minh lost the first set 15–21, but came back strongly and easily won the next two sets 21–9, 21–10.
The quarterfinal match between Nguyen Tien Minh and Jan Ø. Jørgensen, rank #9, was a three-setter. Both players knew a lot was at stake here: the winner not only got to the semi-final, but would also be guaranteed a medal (the two losers in the semi-final both win bronze medals). That would be the first medal for both players at a world championship. Tien Minh won in three set match (21–8, 17–21, 22–20). He became the first Vietnamese to win a medal at the world championship.
In the semi-final against Lin Dan, Tien Minh lost 17–21 15–21. Despite the semi-final loss, the bronze medal was still a huge success for him.
Immediately after the championship, Tien Minh was nominated by the governmental sports authority of Vietnam (the TCTDTT - Bureau of Sports and Physical Activities) for an Order of Labor, 2nd class.[2] He had been awarded the Order of Labor, 3rd class in 2011, also for his achievements and excellency in the field of sports.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Nguyen Tien Minh opened a sports apparel and equipment store named Tien Minh Shop in Ho Chi Minh City in early 2016.[4]
In December 2016, Tien Minh married his long-time girlfriend Vũ Thị Trang. Vũ is also a badminton player and has been competing alongside Tien Minh throughout many international tournaments.[5]
39 as of 2022, Nguyen Tien Minh's 13th time attending the BWF World Championships is a current world record.[6][7]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China | ![]() |
17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
18–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
SEA Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Vongchavalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | ![]() |
15–21, 21–14, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | ![]() |
21–13, 12–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
11–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam | ![]() |
15–21, 21–10, 21–23 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runnerups)
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
24–22, 21–18 | ![]() |
2009 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2009 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
21–11, 21–14 | ![]() |
2009 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
21–7, 19–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2010 | Australian Open | ![]() |
21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2011 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
17–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
21–13, 21–17 | ![]() |
2012 | Australian Open | ![]() |
11–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2012 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
2013 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
18–21, 21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2013 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
21–19, 9–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2014 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
21–19, 14–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 4 runnerups)
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Vietnam Satellite | ![]() |
15–13, 9–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
2004 | Malaysia Satellite | ![]() |
15–11, 9–15, 15–12 | ![]() |
2006 | Vietnam Satellite | ![]() |
21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2008 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
21–17, 10–21, 26–24 | ![]() |
2009 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2014 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
21–17, 21–13 | ![]() |
2015 | White Nights | ![]() |
16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Sydney International | ![]() |
21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | Waikato International | ![]() |
21–23, 21–8, 21–8 | ![]() |
2016 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
10–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
22–20, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Vietnam International Series | ![]() |
21–14, 23–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
2018 | Iran Fajr International | ![]() |
14–15, 11–13, 13–11, 7–11 | ![]() |
2019 | North Harbour International | ![]() |
21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Waikato International | ![]() |
14–21, 21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Lagos International | ![]() |
21–18, 25–23 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Record against top-5 players
[edit]Nguyễn Tiến Minh's record against players who have been ranked world no. 5 or higher is as follows:[8]
Player | Matches | Record | Win% | Last Match |
Number 1 ranked players | ||||
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9 | 1–8 | 11% | Lost (21–16, 12–21, 12-21) at 2019 BWF World Championships First Round |
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12 | 1–11 | 8% | Lost (10–21, 5–21) at 2013 Japan Super Series Semifinal |
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6 | 2–4 | 33% | Won by walkover at 2019 Badminton Asia Championships Quarterfinal |
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1 | 0–1 | 0% | Lost (16–21, 17–21) at 2014 BWF World Championships Third Round |
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6 | 3–4 | 43% | Lost (17–21, 16–21) at 2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier First Round |
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6 | 3–3 | 50% | Lost (18-21, 8-21) at 2019 Badminton Asia Championships Semifinal |
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3 | 1–2 | 33% | Lost (18–21, 21–19, 14-21) at 2015 Singapore Super Series First Round |
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2 | 2-0 | 100% | Won (21-15, 15-21, 21-13) at 2011 Indonesia Super Series Premier First Round |
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7 | 0–7 | 0% | Lost (17–21, 13–21) at 2011 BWF World Championships Quarterfinal
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6 | 2–4 | 33% | Lost (11–21, 12–21) at 2011 Yonex OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold Quarterfinal |
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6 | 1–5 | 17% | Lost (21–10, 7–21, 9-21) at 2013 Malaysia Super Series First Round |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||
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8 | 6–2 | 75% | Won (21–8, 17–21, 22-20) at 2013 BWF World Championships Quarterfinal |
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4 | 0–4 | 0% | Lost (11–21, 12–21) at 2012 Australia Open Grand Prix Gold Final |
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5 | 3–2 | 60% | Lost (12–21, 14–21) at 2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold Third Round |
Number 3 ranked players | ||||
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5 | 0–5 | 0% | Lost (20–22, 21–15, 13-21) at 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix Second Round |
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2 | 2–2 | 50% | Lost (19–21, 15–21) at 2013 Indonesia Super Series Premier First Round |
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3 | 1–2 | 33% | Lost (21–19, 10–21, 9-21) at 2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier First Round |
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7 | 6–1 | 85% | Lost (22–20, 19–21, 15-21) at 2013 Singapore Super Series Semifinal |
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4 | 2–2 | 50% | Won (21–15, 28–26) at 2012 Vietnam Open Grand Prix Semifinal |
Number 4 ranked players | ||||
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5 | 3–2 | 60% | Won (21–19, 21–19) at 2015 Mexico City Grand Prix Second Round |
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10 | 5–5 | 50% | Won (22–20, 21–3) at 2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold Second Round |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tiến Minh: 'Còn cầm được vợt là còn hạnh phúc'" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Tiến Minh được đề nghị tặng Huân chương lao động hạng nhì". VNExpress (in Vietnamese). August 13, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Tiến Minh đón nhận Huân chương Lao động Hạng 3". Dân Trí (in Vietnamese). September 11, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nguyễn Tiến Minh mở shop thể thao". Người Lao Động (in Vietnamese). March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Nguyễn, Đăng (December 26, 2016). "Cặp Tiến Minh – Vũ Thị Trang nên duyên vợ chồng". Zing News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ VnExpress. "Vietnam's top female players thrive in world badminton championship - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ VnExpress. "Vietnam badminton ace set for new record at world championship - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "BWF".
External links
[edit]- Nguyễn Tiến Minh at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Nguyễn Tiến Minh at BWFbadminton.com
- Nguyễn Tiến Minh at Olympics.com
- Nguyễn Tiến Minh at Olympedia
- Nguyễn Tiến Minh at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnamese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Vietnam
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Vietnam
- Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Vietnam
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics