Cyprus International 2013: Marie Demy outplays Shamim Bangi in Women’s Singles quarter-final
Belgium’s upcoming player Marie Demy proved her mettle on court as she surged into Women’s Singles semi-final after defeating Uganda’s Shamim Bangi in quarter-final clash at 25th Li-Ning Winter Sun Cyprus International 2013 on Saturday, January 26, in Cyprus.
The lofty Marie, who has been impressive throughout the tournament, continued her winning performance in the quarter-final clash and outwitted the fourth seeded Bangi in just 26 minutes.
Belgian lady was in smashing form as she did not show any mercy to her higher ranked opponent at any stage in the battle and easily registered a straight-set victory by a convincing 21-15 and 21-17 score on the board.
In the meanwhile, the fourth seeded Bangi also tried her best to play attacking and positive badminton but she could not create a strong impact at any stage. She eventually bowed down to Marie in straight sets without proving her worth.
In the opening set, the aggressive Marie delivered a spectacular performance in the arena as she played strokes with deception from starting rallies.
The unmatched variations in Marie’s shots helped her to maintain her superiority against her opponent on court.
Marie advanced with an impressive speed in the first part and remained in lead on the board until the one-minute break.
Bangi tried her best to put up strong resistance but could not take charge of rallies and remained trailing in the concluding half.
It was an uninterrupted ride for the in-form Marie who did not face any reasonable opposition from her challenger and won the first game with a reasonable 21-15 difference on the board.
Marie did not lose her concentration at any stage in the starting half of second game as she played with control and aggression.
The well directed smashes and net killings kept Marie ahead of her opponent all the way until the one-minute break in second set.
Marie was calm and composed on court in the final points of second set and claimed the second game with a decent difference of 21-17.
In the semi-final clash, the in-form Marie will be up against the second seed Carissa Turner who won the quarter-final battle against the local challenger Stella Knekna in straight sets.
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