Kevin Cordon tames Job Castillo in Men’s Singles clash at XVII Pan Am Badminton Championships
Guatemala’s left-handed shuttler Kevin Cordon showed his elevated craft in the arena and easily gave a punishing treatment to Job Castillo of Mexico in Men’s Singles clash at the XVII Pan Am Badminton Championships Team Event at Lima, in Peru, on Monday, October 8.
The World Number 37 Cordon, who has been showing his tremendous skills at international level for the last couple of years, lived up to the expectations and easily thrashed his Mexican challenger in a dominating fashion by taking just 30 minutes on court.
Cordon was in his prime form as he took the bird early from all areas of the court and placed his shots perfectly which helped him to wind up this contest in the most convincing manner with a huge margin on score board.
On the contrary, the underdog Castillo failed to prove his mettle as he had nothing in his possession to create trouble for his experienced challenger.
Mexican shuttler committed many unforced errors resulting from hasty shots and eventually lost the match in straight sets without even getting a respectable total.
In the first game, Cordon showed his elevated skills by playing fast and attacking badminton and injected variations in his shots that disturbed the rhythm of Castillo at initial stage.
Guatemalan shuttler was in remarkable form in opening half of this battle and he established a huge lead until the one-minute interval.
Cordon showed no mercy to his Mexican challenger in the concluding phase as he did not let the speed of rallies down and eventually claimed the first game with a spectacular 21-10 score on the board.
In the second set, Castillo put up good fight as he played attacking badminton and also earned a few points by placing his shots in right areas. Until the one-minute break, Cordon could just manage a small lead.
After the break, Guatemalan shuttler injected more power in his smashes and also paced up rallies which helped him to finish off the second set with a 21-17 score on the board.
Cordon won this Men’s Singles contest in straight games in an authoritative manner with a controlled margin of 21-10 and 21-17.
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