2013 Sudirman Cup: Chong Wei overpowers Domke Dieter in group stage – Badminton news
The badminton king Lee Chong Wei played with great control in the group stage of Sudirman Cup and outshined the lower ranked Domke Dieter on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
This Men’s Singles tie was a part of Group C match between Malaysia and Germany. Both male shuttlers remained head-to-head for 34 minutes before concluding this tussle with decisive figures of 21-18 and 21-18.
Although the Malaysian maestro had to face strong opposition, yet he managed to seal a splendid straight-set victory. On the other hand, the German campaigner showed a great fighting spirit and walked tall despite of losing this crucial game.
In the opening game of match, Chong Wei looked bit sluggish in the beginning. He lost many valuable points without showing any movement. This passive approach allowed the opposing shuttler to pile up a decent total on the points table.
However, the badminton ace did not take much time to gain the right momentum. At first, he put his competitor’s expedition to halt with few consecutive points and then established a significant lead just before the interval.
At half time, Chong Wei was in commanding position and he relished full benefits of his status in latter part of the game. He prevailed in many rallies and widened the gap on points table.
Although the third quarter of the set saw him making some mistakes, yet he reinstated his dominance when it mattered. He wrapped this segment of the showdown with a favourable score of 21-18.
The second set of match proved just a replay of previous one as both contenders were poles apart in terms of performance.
Chong Wei played impeccable badminton from very first stroke and showed consistency in his performance. Meanwhile, Domke Dieter made every effort to come out of his rival’s influence but his fluctuated performance proved the biggest hurdle in his way to
success.
In first half of the set, the Malaysian campaigner piled up a mountainous figure and pushed his challenger on the back foot. He managed to maintain a decent lead all the way to game point situation and won this match with an impressive result of 21-18.
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