2012 Yonex Dutch Open: Women’s Doubles title belongs to Selena Piek, Iris Tabeling
It was all-Netherlands final in Women’s Doubles event of Yonex Dutch Open and Selena Piek-Iris Tabeling gave the nation a solid reason to celebrate after claiming the crown on October 14, 2012.
They overpowered the compatriot duo of Samantha Barning-Eefje Muskens by registering favourable figures of 19-21, 21-16 and 22-20 in a 52-minute showdown.
The victorious pair had a horrendous start as they lost the very first match point but the last two games saw them in a transformed character.
Meanwhile, Samantha Barning and Eefje Muskens also showed superb badminton craft and walked tall despite losing the grand finale.
They looked at top of the game in very first set as they dazzled the opposing team with a lustrous performance.
In first half of the set, the unseeded Dutch couple struggled to get on the right track and kept trailing behind their competitors in most part of the game.
Selena and Iris, who were placed at third spot in tournament ranking, manipulated every loop-hole and established a decent lead with 11-7 but they could not stand in front of their rivals’ strong backlash.
The opposing team Samantha-Eefje showed elevated craft in third quarter of the set and counter-balanced the situation with 13-13 margin.
They carried this rhythm until final moments and bagged first match point with 21-19 score on the board.
However, the following game completely changed the scenario as the suppressed duo of previous set showed strong character and stole the limelight with an amazing performance.
The twosome of Selena and Iris made their intentions clear by dominating in six consecutive rallies in the beginning.
They made best out of this initial advantage and strengthened their grip by putting an indomitable total of 11 at half time.
Later part of the game was also dominated by the prime Dutch shuttlers as they employed all of their brilliance in the game to read a favourable result of 21-16.
Third set kept the audience glued to their chairs as both finalists put all in their possession to oust the opponent.
They remained close on points table until last shot was played and this cliff-hanging tussle ended when Selena and Iris wrapped the show with 22-20 score.
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