Gabriela Stoeva, Stefani Stoeva become quarter-finalists of Indonesia International Challenge
The twosome of Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva yielded amazing results in Prim-A Indonesia International Challenge as both partners led Bulgaria to quarter-final round on July 4, 2013.
This pre quarter-final tussle locked them with a native team Mahadewi Istirani Ni Ketut-Ila Alvionita Sari Putri Purnama in local badminton arena of Surabaya, Indonesia. Though, the majority of spectators was supporting the native duo but the Bulgarian campaigners
did not lose heart and finished this match with an impressive result of 14-21, 21-11 and 22-20.
There were numerous ups and downs in this 55-minute encounter as the Indonesian team prevailed in first set of match whereas the opposing team tipped the scale in its favour by winning the ending two games.
The battle heated up when the twosome of Mahadewi and Ila Alvionita launched an intensive attack in the first set. They charged up the local badminton lovers with an electrifying performance in first half of the set.
Their authoritative approach helped them to keep the opposing shuttlers at lower end. They managed to pile up a mountainous figure of 11 before interval.
After the one-minute break, the Indonesian players claimed many [points in a row and widened the gap on points table. They registered a winning margin of 21-14 and moved to second round with high hopes of straight-set victory.
The second set of match changed the scenario completely as the Bulgarian duo stormed back with a strong reply and levelled the match score. Gabriela and Stefani forged a fruitful chemistry and raised their chances of success by putting a decent total of
11.
The latter part of game was also dominated by them as they played flawless badminton and wrapped this segment of showdown with an impressive result of 21-11.
Third set of match proved the best part of this pre quarter-final tussle as both pairs made every effort to pocket this final match point. They pushed each other in all areas of court and made this set a memorable contest.
This cliff-hanging tussle ended when Gabriela and Stefani placed a concluding figure of 22-20 and secured a quarter-final berth in this international series.
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