Ramadhani M Zulkifli powers his way to pre quarter-finals of 2013 Jakarta Open
The young but talented shuttler Ramadhani M Zulkifli continued his successful run in Djarum Sirkuit Nasional Li Ning Jakarta Open and secured a pre quarter-final berth on May 16, 2013.
He locked horns with a spirited player Adittya Dwiantoro and both contenders remained head-to-head for 60 minutes.
This tussle prolonged to three gruelling sets and finally Boy's Singles campaigner Ramadhani won this battle with an impressive result of 14-21, 21-18 and 21-11.
Though, Ramadhani lost the opening game but he managed to bounce back and pocket the ending two match points.
On the other hand, the losing contestants failed to capitalise his victory in the first set and bid adieu to this event in a woeful manner.
The battle heated up when Adittya ruled the court in establishing rallies of the opening game and piled up a decent total.
He relished full benefits of this early lead and kept his opponent busy just in returning his masterly crafted strokes.
At mid-game break, Adittya was in commanding position with a significant lead in score position. He prevailed in few consecutive rallies in third quarter of the set and finished this crucial set with a favourable margin of 21-14.
However, it proved his last success in this tournament as Ramadhani showed a transformed character in the following game and brought the contest to right balance.
This time he changed his tactics and confounded the opposing shuttler with a perfect blend of power packed smashes and deceiving drop net shots.
He raised his chances of success by registering an impressive figure of 11 before interval and then served the notice of his supremacy with a tight yet decisive margin of 21-18.
The decider turned into survival of the fittest war as both youngsters were standing equal in match score position.
Initially, they remained close on the points table but then Adittya made some fatal mistakes and allowed his challenger to proceed.
Ramadhani did not squander this opportunity and established a strong grip over game. He maintained that upper hand all the way to final moments and sealed his victory with 21-11 score.
Now his next competitor will be Arief Wahyu Setiawan in the pre quarter-finals of this tournament.
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