The backdrop hardly is that of the bright lights of Tokyo, but Launceston is a first step on the path towards the 2020 Olympic home for Australia's top-ranked badminton star.
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It's the modest surrounds of Elphin Sports Centre that has been the place Wendy Hsuan-Yu Chen has honed her skills at the Australian championships ahead of a second Olympic campaign.
"This tournament doesn't count like towards my world ranking, but for me it's very important because I want to train hard and work on my mental game," Chen said.
It'll be a stark contrast from spotting yellow badminton playing lines all over the floor from the sports of three others to the 10,200-capacity of Yoyogi National Stadium - a legacy from the 1964 Games.
While polite applause this week came from Queensland teammates, the world No.72 is aware Olympic badminton will get a lot more raucous.
"Last time, I was playing in Rio with thousands of people cheering loudly," Chen said.
"I actually couldn't hear the umpire say anything and I couldn't hear the shuttle in the air because I remember playing one of the Brazillian players, which was just crazy.
"It was a great experience knowing how to adjust to a different playing situation.
"Here is a more fun, more relaxed with your team."
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But Chen, who is yet to drop one of her 14 matches over six days in Launceston, said it's not all fun and games.
That's when the two-time national champion sweats.
"Here is still challenging because you're expected to win and there's a lot more pressure. I guess it's hard in a different way. But I am aiming to win them all," she said.
The hunger is certainly still there after losing the female singles final last year.
It didn't take Chen long to seek revenge, coming in the opening tournament match.
"It was actually an interesting draw because the first game I played [on Wednesday] was the winner of the nationals last year," she said after defeating Yingi Jiang.
Matches like that are what Chen is expecting in Tokyo - assuming she is named in the Australian Games squad.
Then - and only then - she will lean on her time in Rio.
"It was one of the best memories I've had because Olympic qualification was not expected, but this year it's expected of me," she said.
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