Korea Grand Prix Gold: Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk beats Zi Liang Derek Wong in semi-final encounter
Thailand’s talented player Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk continued his giant killing performance and reached into Men’s Singles final after taming Singapore’s Zi Liang Derek Wong in semi-final battle at Korea Grand Prix Gold 2012 on Saturday, December 8, in Korea.
The fourth seeded Tanongsak, who remained incredible throughout the tournament, showed a strong performance in semi-final encounter and he did not face any problem in beating his fifth seeded Singaporean challenger in a dictating manner.
Thai shuttler showed a wonderful aggression in the arena as he played with impressive speed all the way and remained successful in throwing Zi Liang out in straight sets with a huge margin in 42 minutes.
On the contrary, the lower ranked Zi Liang failed to stretch his convincing run in the tournament as he could not cope up with the incredible speed and precision and ultimately bowed down in two games.
Tanongsak performed superbly from the starting points of first game as he played with amazing speed and grabbed the control of rallies.
The speed of the rallies was very fast in starting set and the higher ranked Thai shuttler impressed local fans with his lofty skills.
Tanongsak did not show any sign of confusion as he remained in complete command of the pace until the end of first part.
The underdog Zi Liang could not change things around after the mid-game interval as he lost his focus in the arena.
Tanongsak continued employing powerful shots in targeted areas and eventually took the opening game with a staggering margin of 21-16.
Things were not much different in the second game of this interesting battle as Tanongsak played in the similar aggressive way.
Tanongsak entertained the crowd with his unparalleled craft that assisted him to maintain pressure on his rival who could not produce good form.
In the concluding part of second game, the impressive Tanongsak continued his comfortable ride and easily finished up the second set with a big difference of 21-14.
The impressive Thai shuttler wrapped up victory in style in this semi-final match by winding it up in straight sets with a dictating 21-16 and 21-14 score on the board.
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