New Zealand Badminton Open 2013: Hae Won Kang penetrates into Women’s Singles semi-final
Korea’s Hae Won Kang continued her roller-coaster run and stormed into Women’s Singles semi-final after defeating Thailand’s Alisa Sapniti in quarter-final contest of SKYCITY New Zealand Badminton Open 2013 at Auckland, on Friday, April 12.
The in-form Hae Won, who participated in this championship as an un-seeded player, continued her stunning run and has turned into a potential contender after reaching in the semi-final of the tournament.
Korean lady was at her best on court as she played with great confidence and precision in the entire battle and remained successful in showing exit to Alisa in straight sets in just 27 minutes with a commanding 21-14 and 21-13 score on the board.
On the other hand, Alisa tried to put up strong show against her Korean challenger but she could not utilise her attacking skills. She lost her focus and committed many unforced errors and eventually crashed out without creating any trouble for Hae Won.
Hae Won played with phenomenal control in her strokes and managed to control the affairs from starting points of the opening game.
The impressive craft and remarkable strategy helped Hae Won to put her rival in all sorts of trouble in the arena.
Until the one-minute interval, the lofty Hae Won did not slow down her speed and remained miles ahead of her Thai opponent until the mid-game break.
After the one-minute interval, the impressive Korean shuttler stayed fully focused and aggressive in the arena and remained successful in keeping a sound gap.
Hae Won continued executing powerful smashes in targeted areas and eventually bagged the opening game with a reasonable margin of 21-14.
Alisa geared up her speed to play positive badminton in starting half of second game but could not pile up pressure on her rival.
Hae Won was in incredible control of the game and she did not face any problem in setting up a sound lead until the one-minute break.
Alisa failed to put up strong show in the second game of this battle as her opponent Hae Won played positive badminton and wrapped up the set with a reasonable 21-13 score on the board.
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