Dicky Palyama beats Stefan Wojcikiewicz in Men’s Singles first round of the 2011 World Championships
Netherlands’ experienced shuttler, Dicky Palyama, defeated Canada’s Stefan Wojcikiewicz in the Men’s Singles first round of the 2011 World Championships, at the Wembley Indoor Arena, in London, on August 8.
The World Number 34, Palyama, won the match without any considerable fight against the Canadian as he ended the encounter in straight games by occupying the court for just 28 minutes. Wojcikiewicz failed to play well against the firing Palyama, who was playing
flawless badminton.
Palyama opened his journey in the mega event with an impressive touch in his game, as he played remarkable badminton in the opening match without making any error. His movement in the court was quite smooth and he found no difficulty in hitting the bird
hard from all areas of his court, which spared no gap for his challenger to take any advantage.
In the opening points of this Men’s Singles first-round match, both shuttlers played good badminton by moving fast in all areas. However, as the match progressed, the Canadian became a little slow but Palyama maintained his speed to the maximum.
The trembling movement of Wojcikiewicz in the first-half of the opening game helped the higher ranked Palyama, to set a six-point lead at 12-6. He manipulated all the loop poles of his opponent and executed wonderful and accurate strokes on targeted areas.
The Canadian struggled hard to find the flow and failed against the in-form rival, who had answers to the strokes of Wojcikiewicz. Palyama took just 15 minutes to win the opening set with the impressive score of 21-12.
In the second game, the big crowd at the Wembley Arena witnessed the class of Palyama, who was playing at his best. He spared no chance for his opponent to even resist strongly, as he was playing with an impressive touch of precision. Palyama wasted no time
in finishing-off the second set with an amazing margin of 21-9, in just 13 minutes. The concluding result of this Men’s Singles fight of 28 minutes was 21-12 and 21-9.
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