It wasn't to be for Nhat Nguyen as the 21 year-old made his exit from the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Playing tenth seed, Wang Tzu-Wei, Nguyen lost the first set 21-12.
He came more into the match in the second set and made a strong, positive start, going into a 9-3 lead.
Wang dug in to level it 15 points apiece but Nguyen held his nerve to see out the set 21-18 and take it to a tiebreak.
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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
Despite trading points with Wang, level at 10-10, the player from Taiwan took the set 21-12 and advanced to the last sixteen.
Nguyen, who has earned many new fans with his sheer happiness at competing at the Olympic Games, bows out with a performance to be proud of.
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