2012 Japan Open: Chan Yan Kit departs after losing to Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in Men’s Singles tie
Hong Kong’s Chan Yan Kit could not live up to his billing against Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk and bid farewell to the Yonex Japan Open on Wednesday, September 19, 2012.
He looked completely out of touch throughout this 47-minute encounter as he put a fluctuated performance and surrendered after reading the final figures of 17-21, 21-12 and 15-21.
This epic tussle, staged at Yoyogi National Stadium of Tokyo, proved a real test of their mental and physical strength as both contenders had to sweat hard all the way to final moments.
However, the Thai campaigner proved himself superior by overpowering the higher ranked rival in the opening and ending games.
World Number 48 Chan Yan disappointed his supporters by putting a below par performance. He could live his moment of glory only in the second set.
First sign of trouble came when he failed to rise on his toes in the preliminary rallies of the first set. He dropped many valuable points and allowed Tanongsak to place a mountainous total of 11-4.
The shuttler from Hong Kong remained under the influence of his challenger also in the second half and surrendered after reading 17-21 score on the board.
However, things were in favour of Chan Yan in the following game as the opposing shuttler lost focus after gaining an early advantage in the match score position.
This time the Thai shuttler made few back-to-back mistakes which ultimately cost him a vital match point.
Tanongsak strived hard to revive his lost form but could not hit the mark until the last shot was played.
Meanwhile, Chan Yan showed some maturity and established an indomitable lead with 7-3 total. He did not drop this pace and swept the table with a decisive margin of 21-12.
This development locked both contenders in a tough competition and they put all in their possession to surpass the opponent.
They stood toe-to-toe until the third quarter of the set but then Tanongsak made a significant difference by prevailing in eight consecutive rallies.
Chan Yan did not have any reply to this flurry of power packed strokes and hung up his racket after reading 21-15 margin on the board.
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