Korea Grand Prix Gold 2012: Dong Keun Lee stuns Brice Leverdez in Men’s Singles round-of-16
Korea’s in-form player Dong Keun Lee showed a spectacular performance and cheered up his home fans by crushing his higher ranked challenger Brice Leverdez of France in Men’s Singles round-of-16 at Korea Grand Prix Gold 2012 in Korea, on Thursday, December
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The un-seeded Dong Keun, who has been impressive in all of his matches in this home tournament, put up superb show of flawless badminton and managed to tame Leverdez who was the third seeded player in the tournament.
Korean shuttler was in staggering form in the arena and he did not show any mercy to his higher ranked French challenger and easily wrapped up a spectacular victory in straight sets with a huge margin on the board.
On the other hand, the higher ranked Leverdez tried his best to show his class but failed to shake the confidence of his local challenger. He could not put up strong resistance and eventually lost the match with a humiliating margin.
Dong Keun played with excellent control in his shots and managed to occupy the pace of rallies from initial rallies of the opening game.
Korean shuttler showed that he has achieved top quality skills in the arena and ultimately successful in taking a strong position on court.
Until the mid-game interval, the lower ranked Korean shuttler remained successful in building up a stunning lead on score board.
Leverdez tried to put up strong resistance but remained unable to take control of the game and remained struggling in the concluding half.
The positive and planned play of Dong Keun assisted him to grab the first set with a superb margin of 21-12.
Things were identical in the second set of this interesting battle as Dong Keun played in the similar dominating way.
Until the one-minute break, the incredible Dong Keun remained consistent in playing with command and variations and stayed ahead on the board.
In the concluding half of second game, the lofty Dong Keun continued his power play and easily finished up the second game with a huge score of 21-15.
Dong Keun remained successful in winning this match in a completely convincing manner with a remarkable 21-12 and 21-15 score on the board.
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