Oliver Gwilt and Aimee Moran nail Mixed Doubles title at Uppsala Junior International 2012
Oliver Gwilt and Aimee Moran, the in-form shuttlers from Wales, showed their gutsy performance and nailed Mixed Doubles title at the Uppsala Junior International 2012 on Sunday, March 25, in Sweden.
Oliver and Aimee put up tremendous show and thrashed their higher ranked team-mates Daniel Font and Jordan Hart in the title match in a completely authoritative manner.
The second seeded Oliver and Aimee played fabulous badminton in the whole championship and did not lose any set in all of their matches.
They continued their fantastic performance in the final match as well and managed to beat Font and Hart, who were the top seeds in Mixed Doubles draw of the tournament.
Oliver and Aimee did not consume much time as they took just 19 minutes in the court to thrash their compatriots in straight games in an impressive fashion.
In the first set, Oliver and Aimee played to their maximum potential but could not take an early lead as their opponents also put up good show and remained close on the score board.
Until the end of opening half in first game, both couples were playing to their maximum speed and progressed closely in the match without managing a reasonable lead.
However, after the break, Oliver and Aimee geared up their speed and got into a commanding position in the game.
They did not miss any chance of earning points in the concluding part of first set and managed to win it with a decent score of 21-18.
In the following set, Oliver and Aimee controlled the pace of rallies from the starting points and did not show any mercy to their higher ranked country-mates.
On the other hand, Font and Hart could not tackle the aggression of their rivals in the opening half of second set and remained trailing far behind until the one-minute break.
After the interval, Oliver and Aimee continued their inspiring run in the match and remained successful in taking the second game with an impressive margin of 21-14.
Oliver and Aimee won the Mixed Doubles crown in a convincing fashion by ending the title match with a striking 21-18 and 21-14 score on the board.
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