Hu Yun trounces Ajay Jayaram to storm into Men’s Singles final at Li Ning China Masters 2012
Hong Kong’s elite player Hu Yun showed his remarkable craft on court and made his presence felt by reaching into Men’s Singles final after putting up staggering show against India’s Ajay Jayaram in semi-final encounter at the Li Ning China Masters 2012 on
Saturday, September 15, in China.
The impressive Yun, who is World Number 21 in Men’s Singles world ranking, put up strong show of top quality badminton and remained consistent in his winning performance in the tournament.
It was an impressive show put up by Yun who remained positive and aggressive on court and eventually ended the winning run of Jayaram by trouncing him in straight games with a decent margin in just 39 minutes.
On the other hand, the lower ranked Jayaram could not continue his victorious run in the tournament as he failed to create pressure on his Hong Kong opponent and eventually became a prey to him in straight sets without showing his brilliance.
Jayaram played positive and attacking game in the opening rallies of first set but he failed to maintain his domination on court as his rival started to pace up rallies.
In the meanwhile, Yun played with tremendous precision and managed to set up a small gap on score board by reaching at 11-10.
After the mid-game interval, Indian shuttler tried his best but failed to put up strong show against his in-form opponent who was on driving seat.
The Hong Kong shuttler was positive and focused on court and took the opening set in a convincing fashion with a 21-16 score on the board.
Yun was on a different level in the second game as he played with precision and took a striking lead on score board until the end of opening half.
After the mid-game interval, Yun continued showing up his aggression without sparing any chance for his opponent to level the score at any stage and eventually grabbed the set with a decent margin of 21-18.
The incredible Yun emerged as the winner against Jayaram in this straight-set semi-final contest with a 21-16 and 21-18 score on the board.
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