Peter Hockey – Hannah Laing secure Mixed Doubles title at Yonex Activcity East of Scotland Senior
Scotland’s in-form shuttlers Peter Hockey and Hannah Laing showed their impressive performance and secured Mixed Doubles title at the 2012 Yonex Activcity East of Scotland Senior on Sunday, March 18, in Scotland.
In the final encounter, Peter and Hannah proved their elite skills and defeated the higher ranked Keith Turnbull and Victoria Wan in an emphatic fashion.
Peter and Hannah, who were placed at number three in Mixed Doubles seeding of the tournament, put up a spectacular show of attacking and positive badminton and overpowered the top seeds Keith and Victoria.
It was a straight-set contest between seeded couples where Peter and Hannah managed to win the fight by taking just 20 minutes in the court.
In the opening rallies of first set, both couples showed their hard-to-learn skills and remained toe-to-toe.
They employed attacking strokes in the game but could not manage any lead until the one-minute interval in the game.
The cracking sounds of attacking strokes from both sides kept the fans engaged in the opening part of first set where the score was close on the board.
After the break, Peter and Hannah injected more power in their shots and also controlled the pace of rallies at net.
While the top seeds could not dominate the pace of rallies at any stage in the concluding half and remained struggling.
Peter and Hannah managed a small lead until the ending phase of opening set and managed to win it with a tight 21-19 score on the board.
In the following set, Keith and Victoria played good badminton in the opening half by employing all of their skills but they failed to dominate the pace of rallies as their lower ranked opponents were in their prime form.
On the other hand, Peter and Hannah were focused in the court and managed a small lead until the break.
After the interval, the lower ranked Peter and Hannah continued their positive and planned run in the match and managed to bag the second set with a four-point margin of 21-17.
Peter and Hannah bagged this Mixed Doubles final showdown in just 20 minutes with a decent 21-19 and 21-17 score on the board.
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