Hu Yun tames Tien Chen Chou in Men’s Singles first round at Li Ning China Masters 2012
Hong Kong’s top shuttler Hu Yun started his journey in a perfect manner as he proved his mettle in Men’s Singles first round when he tamed Chinese Taipei’s Tien Chen Chou at the Li Ning China Masters 2012 on Wednesday, September 12, at Changzhou, China.
The un-seeded Yun, who is currently World Number 21 in Men’s Singles ranking, played with precision and confidence and remained successful in grabbing victory against his talented Taipei rival in just 36 minutes.
Yun was in terrific form as his fast and smooth movement in all areas of the court helped him to take the bird early from all areas and he overpowered Tien Chen in straight games with a decent margin by taking 36 minutes.
Tien Chen, on the other hand, played competitive badminton but failed to dominate the pace of rallies at the crucial stages in both sets and eventually went down with a respectable score on the board.
The spirited Hong Kong shuttler played positive badminton by putting variations in his shots and kept his rival on back foot in opening half of the first game.
However, Tien Chen also showed his brilliance in opening rallies but he failed to maintain his positive run and eventually started to commit errors.
Spirited Yun, in the meanwhile, remained focused on court and managed a huge 11-6 until the mid-game interval.
After the 60-second break, Yun could not maintain his supremacy on court as he lost his focus which helped Tien Chen to make the score levelled at 15-15.
Nevertheless, the Hong Kong shuttler controlled the affairs in time and managed to bag the opening set with a 21-19 score on board.
In the second game, Yun did not repeat his mistakes in opening half as he played positive badminton and took an 11-7 lead until the mid-game interval.
After the one-minute break, Yun maintained his different on score board by playing to his maximum potential and wrapped up the set with a 21-18 margin on the board.
Yun emerged as victorious in this interesting straight-set battle with a reasonable margin of 21-19 and 21-18.
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