Chen Jin overpowers Taufik Hidayat in Men’s Singles semi-final of Swiss Open GP Gold 2012
China’s Chen Jin delivered a spectacular performance as he secured his berth in Men’s Singles final after beating Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in semi-final encounter at Swiss Open GP Gold 2012 on Saturday, March 17, in Switzerland.
Jin, who is World Number Five and fourth seed in Men’s Singles draw of the Championship, showed a gutsy performance and easily overpowered Taufik, who was 10th seed in the tournament.
The Chinese consumed 44 minutes in the court to chuck out Taufik who could not live up to expectations and crashed out from the event.
Jin was in commanding position throughout the contest and ended it in straight games without facing much trouble from his experienced opponent.
Both elite shuttlers were close on the score board in opening rallies of first set by putting up an impressive show of top quality badminton. The score was 3-3 when Jin took over the control and grew stronger in the game.
Until the end of first half, the higher ranked Chinese was in commanding position as he reached at 11-6.
After the one-minute break, Taufik tried to manipulate his rival at net but failed to earn any benefit as Jin was taking the bird early from the tape of net.
The fourth seeded Chinese continued his impressive play in the concluding part of opening set and managed to win it with a tremendous 21-11 score on the board.
In the second set, Taufik played better game as he remained closely behind his opponent on the score board.
Jin was in lead from the opening points and maintained a small gap until the end of first half by reaching 11-9.
After the break, both players continued in the similar fashion and Taufik could not level the score at any stage in the concluding half. He tried his best to put pressure on his opponent but failed as the Chinese was quicker in all areas.
Jin remained ahead in the whole set and bagged it with a decent score of 21-18. He won this contest in 44 minutes by a 21-11 and 21-18 score on the board.
In the final clash, Jin will face Korea’s Lee Hyun Il who outplayed Chen Long in the other semi-final showdown.
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