European Club Championships: Helgi Johannesson, Daniel Thomsen outclass Emre Vural, Tolga Ozsoy
Men’s Doubles partners Helgi Johannesson and Daniel Thomsen of TBR badminton club stamped their supremacy over Emre Vural-Tolga Ozsoy in European Club Championships on May 30, 2012.
Both teams consumed their energies for 35 minutes and ended this nerve-racking tussle with final results of 17-21, 21-17 and 24-22.
This clash was first Men’s Doubles tie in contest between TBR badminton club of Iceland and Egospor Club of Turkey.
The Turkish campaigners had a perfect start but they could not go with same flow in final stages as their opponents played superior badminton to cast them out of the contest.
In opening game of the match, the twosome of Emre Vural and Tolga Ozsoy stunned their challengers with amazing craft on the court.
They set the ball rolling by clinching some quick points and dominated all the way to mid-game break. They were leading with a decent margin of 11 on the board.
After the interval, they lost focus and allowed opposing shuttlers Helgi Johannesson and Daniel Thomsen to control overall pace of the rallies.
The Icelanders narrowed gap with some back-to-back points and put their rivals under huge pressure but the Turkish players reinstated their dominance and wrapped the first segment 21-17.
Next set was a replica of first one but in reverse manner as Helgi-Daniel levelled match score with same total of the previous set.
In first half, they looked bit confused but they managed to read their competitor’s game soon and launched a counter attack strategy.
Though, they were just few steps ahead until one-minute break but they increased speed in later part of the set.
Emre Vural and Tolga Ozsoy tried to match their pace but they were trying to catch a black cat in a dark room. They ended this futile chase after reading concluding figure of 17-21.
The decider turned nail-biting contest as both contenders displayed prime skills to oust their opponent. They remained equal all the way to the last stage and made the crowd gasp.
They had to play four game points but the Icelanders finally emerged as victors by registering 24-22 score on the board.
However, this win could not make any impact on match position as TBR still lost with 1-6 margin and fell down to fourth position in Group B of European Club Championships.
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