Park Sung Min beats Alrie Guna Dharma in third round of the 2011 Indonesia International Challenge
Korea’s Park Sung Min proved his talent as he defeated Indonesia’s Alrie Guna Dharma in the Men’s Singles third round of the 2011 Indonesia International Challenge, in Indonesia, on Wednesday, July 20.
The stylish Korean won his match against the Indonesian in an impressive manner, as he played remarkable badminton and won the encounter in three-sets of 55 minutes. Despite having an advantage of the home crowd, the Indonesian failed to get rid of the Korean,
who played better badminton.
Sung Min opened his game in quivering fashion, as he was struggling to find some sort of flow against the talented Indonesian, who was playing aggressive and positive badminton. The Korean made some blunders in the first set by playing wrong strokes and
lost it with a three-point difference of 18-21, in 19 minutes.
In the second set, Sung Min changed his strategy and started to play with variations, which helped him in gaining momentum as his challenger was unable to guess where the shuttle c**k will land. The deceptive strokes of the Korean put the Indonesian under
pressure and he remained behind at 9-11 until the break.
After the interval, Sung Min played positive badminton and was successful in maintaining a good lead throughout the second-half of the set. The Indonesian was playing a shaky game as he was executing his strokes in the wrong areas of his rival’s court. The
Korean won the second set in 20 minutes with a 21-18 score and levelled the match at 1-1.
In the deciding game of this interesting match, Sung Min proved his superiority in the game by playing on a different level. His anticipation along with perfect execution of strokes earned him a wonderful lead of 11-6.
The Korean remained on the winning track by playing positive badminton and clinched the set with a stunning margin of 21-12, in just 16 minutes. The 55-minute rubber-set battle went in the favour of the Korean who finished it with the score of 18-21, 21-18
and 21-12.
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