Carola Bott overpowers Renuga Veeran in an epic battle at Uber Cup Finals 2012 – Badminton news
Germany’s talented shuttler Carola Bott displayed her elite class when she overpowered Renuga Veeran of Australia in an epic Women’s Singles fight at the Uber Cup Finals 2012 on Monday, May 21, in China.
Both ladies drew attention of the whole crowd by playing with impressive speed and it was the German shuttler who managed to win the fight in rubber games while working hard for 46 minutes in the court.
Bott could not find a good start as she lost the opening game. However, she powered her way back into the contest and secured the following sets to register a sensational victory over her Australian opponent.
On the other hand, Veeran found a best possible start when she chocked her German rival by winning the opening game.
Nevertheless, she failed to maintain her class and bowed down to the German by losing the following both games.
In the first set of this entertaining clash, both ladies put up superb show by playing aggressive badminton and also remained toe-to-toe until the mid-game break.
After the interval, Bott tried to take advantage in the game by accelerating her speed but failed to remain positive and eventually lost the first set with a 17-21 score on the board.
However, the German showed her class in the second game when she played composed badminton while remaining focused.
Bott did not let her Australian opponent to dictate the pace of rallies this time and established a reasonable gap until the one-minute break.
After the break, Veeran tried to maintain her positive play but failed to earn points as her opponent was quicker this time.
Bott was on a different level in the concluding phase of second set and she won it with a margin of 21-16.
In the decider, both ladies showed their attacking skills by keeping the pace of rallies high. Until the end of opening half, no one could build a comfortable gap.
After the break, Bott again occupied the driving seat and remained successful in taking the final set with a 21-17 margin on the score board.
Bott emerged as the winner against Veeran in this fascinating rubber-set battle with a sensational margin of 17-21, 21-16 and 21-17.
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