Roberto Humblers topples Johannes Hagen in Boy’s Singles U22 semi-final at MBBC Jr International
Roberto Humblers, a talented shuttler from Guatemala, proved his mettle in Boy’s Singles U22 semi-final when he overpowered Norway’s Johannes Hagen in a dominating fashion at the 2012 MBBS Jr International on Wednesday, July 18, in USA.
The in-form Humblers remained uncontrollable in all of his matches in Boy’s Singles U22 category as he played with impressive precision and remained successful in registering a spectacular victory against Hagen.
Humblers did not let his rival to take any set in the semi-final contest as he played to his full potential and finished off the battle in straight games with a comprehensive difference on the score board.
The Norwegian shuttler, in the meanwhile, could not show his elevated skills while playing against Humblers. He missed many chances to earn points as he failed to handle the pressure and eventually lost the battle without delivering any considerable performance.
In the first set, Humblers took a good start as he played fast and parallel badminton to keep his rival on back foot and remained successful in his tactical play which helped him to set up a wonderful lead until the end of first half.
After the mid-game break, Hagen also tried his best to break the rhythm of his opponent but failed to dominate the pace at net and remained trailing on score board.
On the other hand, Humblers did not let his rival to create any problem in his way and easily finished off the opening game with a huge 21-13 margin on the score board.
In the second set, Hagen also played flat badminton and gave perfect returns of his rival’s flat strokes. Both shuttlers played at the same level this time and remained toe-to-toe on score board until the one-minute interval.
After the break, it was Humblers who took over the control from his opponent by playing beautiful net shots which disturbed the flow of Hagen.
Humblers was calm and collected in his approach and played impressive badminton in the ending phase to grab the game with a 21-17 score on the board.
The impressive Humblers ended up this semi-final encounter in straight sets with a stunning margin of 21-13 and 21-17.
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