Chu En, Mei Ching tame their compatriots in opening match of Vietnam International Challenge 2012
The mixed doubles pair Chu En Huang-Mei Ching Huang overpowered their compatriot rivals Kuan Hao Liao-Pei Hsin Chiang in an opening match of Ciputra Hanoi Vietnam International Challenge on March 28, 2012.
They took 35 minutes to read the final figures 18-21, 21-19 and 21-15 in their favour.
This 2-1 victory fetched them a spot in the pre quarter-finals where they will be up against the duo of Alfian Eko Prasetya-Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja from Indonesia.
The Taipei couple had a sluggish start which allowed their rivals Kuan Hao Liao- Pei Hsin Chiang to establish the initial 1-0 lead in match position.
The mixed doubles experts Kuan Hao and Pei Hsin displayed their prime skills in first set of the match and dominated their rivals in all areas of the game.
Both teams kept on chasing each other on the score card and none of them could maintain a significant lead but Kuan Hao-Pei Hsin accelerated their pace when it mattered and left behind their opponents by registering a 21-18 score in their favour.
This first set loss did not harm Chu En-Mei Ching much as they stormed back in the following set and levelled the match score by clinching the second match point.
They did not lose their nerves after first set and launched a brisk attack but their rivals gave them a tough time before kneeling down in the second set.
This crucial set kept swinging between the two pairs till the last shot was played as both competitors put all they got to reach at the game point but this cliff-hanging tussle belonged to Chu En and Mei Ching with a final score of 21-19.
This 1-1 match position turned third set consequential as immediate exit was written for the losers. Both Taipei pairs brought life back to the match with their electrifying performance and sweat hard to avoid an early exit.
The duo Kuan Hao-Pei Hsin showed strong character while scoring 15 points on the board but their rivals emerged as victorious couple after placing decisive margin of 21-15 in the end.
Their next challenge is to surpass the Indonesian couple in second round match on March 29, 2012.
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