Jorrit De Ruiter and Samantha Barning secure Mixed Doubles title at Norwegian International 2012
Netherlands’ Jorrit De Ruiter and Samantha Barning showed a wonderful performance in the arena and they secured Mixed Doubles title after defeating the higher ranked Michael Fuchs and Birgit Michels of Germany in final battle of Norwegian International 2012
in Norway, on Sunday, November 18.
The in-form Jorrit and Samantha, who were un-seeded players in the main draw of the tournament, showed their hard-to-learn skills in the arena and remained successful in winning against their top seeded German rivals in 66 minutes.
Jorrit and Samantha were on a different level in the arena as they played with incredible speed and control in their shots. They proved their worth when it mattered most and wrapped up victory in three games with a thrilling margin.
In the meanwhile, the top seeded Michael and Birgit started it well and took the first game. But they failed to put up strong show in the following games and eventually lost this title battle in three games with a decent total on the board.
In the opening set, the in-form Jorrit and Samantha could not play attacking badminton as they failed to dictate the pace and remained struggling until the one-minute break.
After the mid-game interval, the lower ranked Dutch shuttlers injected more power into their shots but failed to take any advantage and eventually lost the game with a five-point deficit of 16-21.
In the following set, both sides were at their best as they put up phenomenal show of fast and positive badminton and stayed quite close on the board until the end of opening half.
After the one-minute break, they progressed in the similar thrilling manner and reached at the breath-taking stage of 21-21 when Jorrit and Samantha played controlled badminton and won the set with a margin of 23-21.
In the deciding game, both pairs again showed a staggering performance by playing to their maximum potential until the one-minute break.
After the mid-game interval, the incredible Jorrit and Samantha controlled the pace of rallies and remained successful in winning the final set with a close margin of 21-19.
Jorrit and Samantha won the Mixed Doubles crown after beating Michael and Birgit in hard-fought three games with a dramatic margin of 16-21, 23-21 and 21-19.
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