Li Xuerui beats Aprilia Yuswandari in group match of 2013 Sudirman Cup – Badminton news
China’s prime female shuttler Li Xuerui served the notice of her class in group match of Sudirman Cup and defeated Aprilia Yuswandari on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
This Women’s Singles tie was a part of Group A match between India and China. Both contenders remained head-to-head for 49 minutes before ending this game with decisive figures of 13-21, 21-4 and 21-11.
The first set of match was a stunner for the spectators as the lower ranked Indonesian player won this game and established an early lead in match score position. However the Chinese shuttler showed her real class in the ending two games and sealed a splendid
victory.
Aprilia Yuswandari played impeccable badminton in the opening game and earned great deal of admiration. She started her campaign with few productive rallies in a row and made best out of this flow in the next couple of rallies.
She established a decent advantage way before the mid-game break and maintained that upper hand till the half time.
After one-minute interval, Aprilia bagged few valuable points without any interruption and widened the gap on points table. She did not lose focus in third quarter of the set and swept the table with a staggering knock of 21-13.
However, she surrendered tamely in the following game and buried the hopes of her supporters. In second set of match, the Indonesian campaigner failed to show consistency and allowed her rival to storm back into the contest.
The Olympic champion Li Xuerui did not squander this opportunity and brought the contest to right balance. This time, she played with an authoritative approach from very first stroke till the last one.
She maintained a significant difference of 17 points and won this crucial game with an overwhelming score of 21-4.
Third set was expected to be a cliff-hanging contest but the Chinese shuttler dominated the decider all the way to final moments. She laid foundation of her supremacy by ruling the court in the establishing rallies and then capitalised this lead in latter
part of the game.
She swept the table with a convincing lead of ten points in 21-11 total and fetched a valuable point for her team.
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