All England Open: Juliane Schenk overpowers Bae Youn Joo in Women’s Singles first round
Germany’s in-form shuttler Juliane Schenk powered her way into Women’s Singles pre-quarter-final after beating Korea’s Bae Youn Joo in the first round of All England Open Premier Super Series 2012 in Birmingham, on Wednesday, March 7.
Schenk, who is currently World Number Eight in Women’s Singles category, had to dig into her arsenal to best the lower ranked Youn Joo, who has been positioned at number 12 in the world.
The higher ranked German, who is the eighth seed in Women’s Singles draw of the tournament, emerged as the winner of this entertaining match in three games by working hard for 62 minutes.
Schenk started her campaign in the first set in a quivering way as she could not control the pace of rallies and remained trailing behind her lower ranked Korean opponent.
On the other hand, Youn Joo played superb badminton and stunned the German by taking an incredible lead of 11-4 until the break.
After the interval, Schenk geared up her speed and played well but it was too late as she could not bridge the huge gap and lost the set with a decent score of 18-21.
However, Schenk powered her way back into the match by putting up wonderful show in the second game. She played flawless badminton and reached at 11-2 until the one-minute interval.
After the break, the German continued her impressive run as she did not miss any chance to win points. She was focused in the second game and won it with a stunning margin of 21-13.
In the final set, Schenk continued her impressive run in the match by playing to her maximum potential and established a huge lead of 11-4 until the end of first half.
On the other hand, Youn Joo failed to cope up with the speed of her challenger and remained struggling to find a good flow.
Schenk continued snapping her rival’s heel and ended the deciding game with a tremendous 21-14 score on the board.
The eighth seed German won this thrilling three-set fight in 62 minutes with a wonderful margin of 18-21, 21-13 and 21-14.
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