Inthanon Ratchanok ousts Xue Yao to secure a quarter-final berth at Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
Thailand’s ace shuttler Inthanon Ratchanok showed her impressive craft in front of her home fans and secured her berth in Women’s Singles quarter-final after defeating China’s Xue Yao in round-of-16 battle at Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2012 on Thursday,
June 7, at Bangkok, Thailand.
The World Number 11 Ratchanok, who is second seeded shuttler in Women’s Singles draw of the championship, worked hard in the court to chuck out her stubborn Chinese opponent with a tight score.
The second seeded Ratchanok had to play to her full potential in the game and managed to win the match in straight games by taking 42 minutes in the court.
In the meanwhile, the un-seeded Chinese put up wonderful show and troubled her rival throughout the match but remained unlucky in ending points and lost to her local rival in straight sets with a respectable margin.
In the first game, both females were focused and composed in the court as they played to their maximum potential and remained close on the score board at the initial stage.
Nevertheless, Ratchanok took over the control by accelerating her speed and also employed her experience to take a comfortable lead of 11-7 until the one-minute interval.
After the break, she continued her dominating performance against her Chinese challenger and did not let her to fight back in the game.
Ratchanok proved too strong for the Chinese shuttler in the concluding phase of opening set and won it with a three-point margin of 21-18.
In the second game, Xue showed her aggression in the court this time and managed to set up an early lead over her Thai rival.
The young Chinese remained in complete control this time and managed to establish a remarkable lead of 11-5 until the break.
After the break, Ratchanok changed her strategy by gearing up her speed and started to narrow the game. She put up sensational show of attacking badminton and ended the gap by reaching at 13-13.
Both ladies remained close in the ending phase but it was Ratchanok who utilised her experience and wrapped up the set with a dramatic score of 24-22.
Ratchanok made her home crowd happy by winning the pre-quarter-final battle with a 21-18 and 24-22 score on the board.
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