Kevin Cordon to face Hannes Kasbauer in final of Slovenia International 2011 – Badminton News
Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon, has advanced to meet Germany’s Hannes Kasbauer, in the Men’s Singles semi-final of the Slovenia International 2011, to be held at Medvode, Slovenia, on Saturday, May 14.
In the quarter-final, Kevin, who is the top seed in the event, defeated 16th seed, Kim Bruun of Denmark in straight games, whereas, the 10th seed, Kasbauer, crushed compatriot and third seed, Sven Eric Kastens, in similar fashion.
Kevin exhibited improvement in all areas of his game while playing against the Danish, who struggled in the opening half of the first-set. Bruun failed to employ his powerful smashes, as his opponent kept the bird low from the net. The top seed was leading
the game at 11-8.
After taking a one-minute rest, Bruun geared up his speed and levelled the score at 13-13. Kevin started to play aggressively and remained successful in creating a five-point gap at 18-13. He finished the set with a difference of 21-17, in 20 minutes.
In the second set, Kevin faced no strong resistance from the German and easily established a six-point gap of 11-5, at the end of the first part. After the interval, he maintained the difference by playing a perfect game and won the second set by spending
just 18 minutes in the court, with a 21-14 margin win.
In the other quarter-final match, Kasbauer delivered a stunning performance as he defeated the third seed, Kastens, in a tight two-set match. In the opening set, both team-mates played at the same pace. The score was 18-18, when Kasbauer picked up his game
and won the set with a 21-19 score, in 17 minutes.
Kastens got-off to a great start of the second set and managed to build a two-point lead, at 11-9. After the break, Kasbauer changed tactics and played aggressively, to level the score at 20-20.
At this crucial stage of the game, Kastens made a fatal mistake which helped Kasbauer finish the set with a 23-21 score on the board, in 21 minutes.
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