Rasmus Bonde, Mads Conrad Petersen clear quarter-final round of 2012 Bitburger Badminton Open
Men’s Doubles partners Rasmus Bonde and Mads Conrad Petersen remained invincible in the quarter-final round of Bitburger Badminton Open Grand Prix Gold and powered their way into the semi-finals on November 2, 2012.
They unseated Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki-Hendra Aprida Gunawan in a hard fought tussle which prolonged to 49 minutes before ending with19-21, 21-11 and 21-11.
The Danish pair showed great fighting spirit and saved the honour despite slipping in the opening game.
On the other hand, Yonathan Suryatama and Hendra Aprida could not forge a fruitful chemistry when it was needed the most and frittered away their first set win.
They played according to the game plan in first set and outclassed their spirited rivals in a commendable manner.
Initially, they were bit cautious as the opposing team employed unusual tactics and gained an early advantage but then the Indonesian campaigners showed elevated craft and counter-balanced the situation.
Yonathan Suryatama and Hendra Aprida started the beating after 5-5 and laid the foundation of their supremacy with 11-7 total.
They did not drop this pace and cruised to victory with a decent lead in 21-19 margin.
However, things were not that easy for them in following game as the suppressed duo of previous set managed to rise from the dust.
This time Rasmus Bonde and Mads Conrad did not repeat the previous mistakes and established a strong grip immediately in the beginning.
They unleashed a flurry of power packed strokes and kept their challengers grounded all the way to game point situation.
At the mid-game break, the Danish players were in commanding position with 11-8 score which helped them in later part of the game.
They played with authoritative approach in the second half and avoided a straight-set defeat with 21-11 margin.
The decider became consequential with this development as both teams were looking to pocket this final match point.
However, Rasmus Bonde and Mads Conrad ruled the court throughout this segment and sealed their splendid win with a staggering knock of 21-11.
Now the twosome of Chris Langridge and Peter Mills will be their next hurdle en route to the final round of this event.
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