Copenhagen Masters: Tine Baun tames Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in Women’s Singles semi-final showdown
Denmark’s top shuttler, Tine Baun, has cheered the home fans as she has defeated Porntip Buranaprasertsuk of Thailand in Women’s Singles semi-final of the 2011 Copenhagen Masters, in Denmark, on Wednesday, December 28.
The World Number Five Baun has been playing remarkable badminton throughout the year and still continues her impressive performance in the home event as she has reserved her berth in the final of the tournament.
The higher ranked Danish showed no mercy to Porntip in the semi-final contest and won it in straight games by taking just 28 minutes.
The opening game was interesting in the starting rallies when both ladies displayed their elite skills. They played highest class badminton and remained toe-to-toe by matching the pace of the rallies.
Baun tried her best to take a comfortable lead but failed and could only manage an 11-9 gap until the 60-second interval in the first game.
After the break, Porntip injected more power in her strokes by targeting the side lines of her opponent’s court and recovered the deficit by reaching at 11-11. Baun played better at this stage of the match and controlled the pace of rallies by working well
at the net.
The Danish started to build lead while playing positive and fast badminton and finished the game with a score of 21-16.
In the following set of the match, the both females again remained close in the first half until the score reached at 8-8. Baun was playing with aggression while Porntip played with precision and executed strokes in all areas of the court. Until the break
in the second game, the Danish was moving ahead at 11-8.
After the break, she Baun geared up her speed by putting pressure on her rival and remained successful in stretching her lead. She did not drop her speed and kept her opponent moving around in the court.
The Danish played positive badminton and won the set without any considerable resistance with a margin of 21-15. The final score of this semi-final contest was 21-16 and 21-15.
In the final showdown, Baun will take on another Thai shuttler, Inthanon Ratchanok, who defeated Nederland’s Yao Jie in the other semi-final battle.
Tags: