Riky Widianto – Puspita Richi Dili clinch Mixed Doubles crown at Osaka International Challenge 2012
Indonesia’s Ricky Widianto and Puspita Richi Dili showed their elevated skills and clinched the Mixed Doubles crown at the Osaka International Challenge 2012 on Sunday, April 8, in Japan.
In the final contest, Ricky and Puspita defeated the Takeshi Kamura and Yonemoto Koharu of Japan with a decent margin.
Ricky and Puspita, who were second seeds in the tournament, showed impressive performance and ended the title match in straight games against the third seeded Takeshi and Yonemoto.
On the other hand, despite having the support of home fans, the Japanese shuttlers could not live up to expectations and lost the contest to Indonesians in 40 minutes.
In the opening game, Ricky and Puspita dominated the pace of rallies and dictated their opponent in all areas of the court. They were impressive in their execution of strokes and managed a reasonable lead until the mid-game interval.
In the meanwhile, the Japanese couple remained unable to respond in a proper way to the attacking play of their rivals and remained struggling in the court.
After the break, Ricky and Puspita continued in a positive way while remaining dominant throughout the concluding phase.
They did not let their local challengers to fight back in the set and won it with a six-point margin of 21-15.
In the second game, the Japanese shuttlers changed their playing style as they became quicker and more aggressive in their approach.
They executed powerful smashes and strong pushes which helped them to remain equal to their higher ranked Indonesian rivals.
Until the one-minute break, both couples failed to take a comfortable lead.
After the break, Ricky and Puspita tried to play fast badminton but failed to destroy the defence of their opponents this time.
The score remained tight until the ending stage in the second set when Ricky and Puspita showed their brilliance and clinched two points in a row to take the set with a 21-19 score on the board.
The impressive Ricky and Puspita emerged as winners in this Mixed Doubles title match by ending it in 40 minutes with a decent margin of 21-15 and 21-19.
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