Bitburger Open GP Gold 2012: Ville Lang outplays Michael Spencer Smith in Men’s Singles first round
Ville Lang, the top shuttler of Finland, started his journey well as he remained successful in securing an easy victory over England’s Michael Spencer Smith in Men’s Singles first round at Bitburger Open GP Gold 2012 at Saarbrucken, Germany, on Tuesday,
October 30.
The higher ranked Lang, who is the eighth seeded player in the championship, showed his elite class by playing positive and aggressive badminton and won the match in a lopsided fashion in just 24 minutes.
Finnish shuttler was in impressive form on court as he played with remarkable approach and managed to end up the match in straight games with a completely dominating margin on score board.
The lower ranked Spencer Smith, in the meanwhile, could not create trouble for his Finnish rival as he failed to play fast and positive badminton and eventually crashed out at the opening round without impressing the crowd.
In the first game, Lang showed a wonderful aggression on court from the starting points and pushed his rival on back foot without facing any trouble.
Lang showed that he has got top quality skills as he played with impressive speed and manipulated all loopholes of his English opponent in a dominating fashion.
The in-form Finnish shuttler did not show any sign of confusion as he remained in complete command rallies until the one-minute break.
After the mid-game interval, the higher ranked Lang stayed focused in the arena and managed to stay ahead on score board.
In the concluding points, Lang continued employing powerful shots in targeted areas and eventually bagged the set with a superb 21-14 score on the board.
In the following game, Finnish shuttler continued putting up wonderful show by playing in the similar aggressive way.
The well directed smashes and spinning net shots helped Lang to stay ahead of his opponent on score board.
Spencer Smith failed to put up strong show as his higher ranked challenger was positive and aggressive on court.
Lang showed no mercy to his English rival throughout the second set and ended it up in an impressive fashion with a superb 21-14 margin on the board.
The lofty Finnish player finished up this first round clash in a one-sided manner with a dominating margin of 21-14 and 21-14.
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