Joachim Fischer Nielsen, Christinna Pedersen march into main round of 2012 BWF Superseries Finals
Denmark’s Mixed Doubles players Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen continued their unbeatable run in group stage of BWF Superseries Finals and surged into main draw on December 14, 2012.
They stamped Muhammad Rijal-Debby Susanto of Indonesia in a Group B match that ended with concluding figures of 21-16 and 21-16.
This hard fought tussle was staged at the local badminton arena of Shenzhen and both teams kept the audience intact with a mesmerising performance.
World Number six Danish duo showed superior badminton skills and wrapped this showdown with a straight-set victory.
Joachim and Christinna laid foundation of their supremacy without any delay and maintained that upper hand all the way to final stage of opening game.
They prevailed in the establishing rallies and put the opposing team under huge pressure. They made best out of this psychological edge and piled up a mountainous figure of 11 before the interval.
After the mid-game break, the Indonesian players showed some spark and ruled the court in couple of uninterrupted rallies but they could not go with same flow in third quarter of the set.
Though, Rijal and Debby put an honest effort but it was not enough to tip the scale in their favour.
On the other hand, Joachim and Christinna showed great coordination and bagged many valuable points when it mattered.
They maintained a decent lead of five points until last shot was played and finished this set with an impressive result of 21-16.
The second set proved just a replay of previous one as the twosome of Rijal-Debby could not break its limits and remained at the lower end in most part of the game.
First sign of trouble came for them when they dropped many vital points immediately in the beginning and allowed their higher ranked competitors to establish a respectable lead.
The Danish campaigners did not squander this opportunity and placed an indomitable margin of 11 before the half time.
Joachim and Christinna did not lose focus at any stage of the game and enjoyed an upper hand throughout this set. They played impeccable badminton and sealed a splendid victory with 21-16 score on the board.
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