Nhat Nguyen has won the AIG FZ Forza Irish Open 2023 in spectacular fashion beating one of the top talents in European badminton Alex Lanier 21-13, 21-19.
Nhat put on a show to the strong home crowd fighting from 19-12 down in the second set to win 9 points in a row and claim his first Irish Open title.
This years International Challenge event treated those spectators in attendance throughout the week to some brilliant matches, but the best was saved to last with all five finals being tightly contested.
AIG FZ Forza Irish Open 2023 Results
Men’s Singles – Nhat Nguyen (Ireland) bt. Alex Lanier (France) – 21-13, 21-19
Women’s Singles – Yang Yu Chi (Chinese Taipei) bt. Haruna Konishi (Japan) – 21-13, 16-21, 21-15
Men’s Doubles – Christopher Grimley / Matthew Grimley (Scotland) bt. Andreas Sondergaard / Jesper Toft (Denmark) – 22-20, 16- 21, 21-17
Women’s Doubles – Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (Denmark) bt. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria) – 21-19, 17-21, 24-22
Mixed Doubles – Hee Yong Kai Terry / Tan Wei Han Jessica (Singapore) bt. Gregory Mairs / Jenny Mairs (England) – 21-17, 18-21. 21-15
You can relive the finals day magic on TG4 Player