Adi Pratama beats Siswanto in quarter-final round of 2013 Victor Walikota Surabaya Cup
Men’s Singles campaigner Adi Pratama stretched his winning streak in Victor Walikota Surabaya Cup and secured a semi-final berth on Wednesday, May 08, 2013.
He was up against another spirited shuttler Siswanto and their fight prolonged to 30 minutes before ending with decisive figures of 21-16 and 21-11.
Adi, who holds second spot in the tournament ranking, proved himself superior in all departments of the game and sealed a splendid straight-set victory.
On the other hand, Siswanto failed to continue with his top form and surrendered tamely in both segments of the showdown.
Adi showed his intentions immediately in the beginning of first set and pocketed many valuable points in a row. He established a strong grip over the game by ruling the court in the preliminary stage.
This intensive attack confined Siswanto in the rear of court and he could not proceed on the points table all the way to mid-game break.
Meanwhile, Adi put his challenger under huge pressure by piling up a mountainous figure before the interval and then started second half of the set with a psychological advantage.
He did not lose focus at any stage of the game and strengthened his grip in third quarter of the set. Though, the opposing shuttler made every effort to counterbalance the situation but Adi kept him busy just in returning his masterly crafted strokes.
He maintained a significant lead of five points and swept the table with 21-16 margin.
The second set of match was just a formality as it was completely dominated by Adi. He did not give his rival even a single counterattack opportunity and finished this crucial tussle in just two games.
This time he played with even more perfection and gained a convincing lead immediately in the beginning. He kept on moving forward at steady pace and doubled his total in no time.
At mid-game break, he was in dominating position with a decent total of 11. He did not squander his efforts in latter part of the game and won this quarter-final match with 21-11 score. With this victory, he setup a semi-final clash with Jeffer Rosobin.
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