Mads Pieler, Carsten Mogensen shine in Men’s Doubles event - Copenhagen Masters Update
The Men’s Doubles title of 2012 Yonex Copenhagen Masters belonged to Mads Pieler Kolding-Carsten Mogensen as they defeated Rasmus Bonde-Mads Conrad Petersen in final round on December 28, 2012.
This hard fought tussle prolonged to three exhausting sets and both compatriot teams put an honest effort while piling up final figures of 21-23, 21-16 and 23-21.
Initially, the victorious duo was bit confused as their rivals played with great precision and bagged first match point.
However, Mads Pieler and Carsten Mogensen came back from horrendous start and saved the honour in ending two games.
The first set heated up when the twosome of Rasmus Bonde and Conrad Petersen launched a brisk attack and gained an early advantage.
They made best out of this decent lead and transformed it into an indomitable figure in no time. At first, they pushed the opposing team on back foot with a flurry of power packed strokes and then left them far behind with a notable margin at half time.
After the mid-game break, the Danish campaigners made couple of fatal mistakes but their splendid performance in the final stage helped them to claim this crucial match point with 23-21 total.
Next game was relatively a one-sided affair as Mads Pieler and Carsten Mogensen did not give their challengers enough time to get settled and levelled the lead in commendable manner.
This time they played with right fortitude and piled up a decent margin in no time. They capitalised this initial advantage and doubled the pressure by putting a significant figure of 11.
The latter part of game started with couple of gruelling rallies as the other Danish duo strived hard to reinstate their dominance but Mads Pieler and Carsten Mogensen struck hard when it mattered and won this set with 21-16 score.
Third set proved a cliff-hanging contest as both contenders put all they had to claim the crown. They stood toe-to-toe throughout the decider and kept the audience glued to their chairs.
Finally, this nerve-racking title match came to an end when Mads Pieler and Carsten Mogensen registered a winning margin of 23-21.
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