Korea Grand Prix Gold: Sung Ji Hyun tames Jiayuan Chen in Women’s Singles quarter-final
Korea’s top shuttler Sung Ji Hyun continued her elevated performance and reached into Women’s Singles semi-final after thrashing Singapore’s Jiayuan Chen in quarter-final clash at Korea Grand Prix Gold 2012 in Korea, on Friday, December 7.
The World Number Eight Ji Hyun, who is the top seed in the Women’s Singles seeding of the tournament, stayed fully focused in her play and remained successful in giving a severe lesson to her lower ranked Singaporean challenger who was the seventh seed in
the main draw.
The local shuttler was in smashing form and she entertained her home fans by playing terrific badminton and managed to crush her experienced opponent in a lopsided fashion. She ended up this quarter-final battle in two games with a huge difference on score
board.
On the other hand, the lower ranked Jiayuan failed to continue her convincing performance in the arena as she was helpless against the power play of her Korean challenger and eventually went down in straight games without showing a strong resistance.
In the first game, the lofty Ji Hyun showed an amazing aggression in the arena from the initial points as she played with terrific speed and occupied the driving seat easily.
The top seeded Ji Hyun proved her craft in the arena and eventually got success in taking a strong position on the score board at the opening stage.
Korean shuttler did not show any respect to her spirited rival and took a wonderful lead until the end of opening half.
After the one-minute break, Ji Hyun stayed focused in the arena and remained successful in maintaining a comfortable lead.
The positive and aggressive play of Ji Hyun assisted her to secure the first game with a smashing margin of 21-10.
In the second game, Ji Hyun played with comfortable speed without sparing any chance for Jiayuan to find a good flow.
Ji Hyun impressed the crowd with her unmatched skills that assisted her to put pressure on her rival who could not find positive run.
Korean lady continued putting up comfortable performance in the second half of second game and remained successful in clinching the set with a stunning 21-6 margin on score board.
The incredible Ji Hyun easily managed to end up this Women’s Singles quarter-final match by putting up a staggering total of 21-10 and 21-6.
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