European Club Championships: Stenny Kusuma tames Scott Burnside in Men’s Singles fight
Indonesia’s impressive player Stenny Kusuma proved his elevated skills when he tamed Ireland’s Scott Burnside in Men’s Singles fight at the European Club Championships 2012 in Hungary, on Wednesday, May 30.
The Indonesian played impressive badminton in all of his fights in the tournament and continued his positive and dominating performance while playing against Burnside and won the battle in a one-sided way.
Kusuma was quite relaxed in the court but he controlled the pace of rallies throughout the battle and easily thrashed his Irish opponent in straight games by taking the court time for just 23 minutes.
In the meanwhile, Burnside was clearly lacking the speed in the court and he also failed to create gaps in his opponent’s court in the entire fight. He remained unable to match the skills of Kusuma and bowed down without showing a considerable fight.
In the first set, the Indonesian did not waste any time in the court and took a comfortable lead by playing with aggression.
On the other hand, Burnside found a worst possible start as he failed to earn points from his in-form Indonesian rival and remained trailing on the score board.
Kusuma continued playing impressive badminton and established his worth by setting up a comfortable lead until the end of opening half.
After the mid-game interval, Kusuma did not show any sign of slowing his speed and continued punishing his Irish opponent with his impressive craft. He was on a different level and bagged the set in a one-sided manner with a margin of 21-9.
Burnside tried to play to his maximum potential in the opening rallies of second game but failed to create trouble for his Indonesian opponent who was moving very fast in the court.
Until the interval, the in-form Indonesian again set up a remarkable gap on the score board.
After the break, Kusuma executed fascinating shots by taking the bird early. His smashes landed in gaps and he easily managed to take the set with a phenomenal margin of 21-10.
Kusuma registered a comprehensive win over his Irish rival in just 23 minutes by putting up a stunning 21-9 and 21-10 score on the board.
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