Rupinder Singh hammers Sahil Sipani in first round of the 2011 All India Junior Ranking Tournament
India’s spirited young shuttler, Rupinder Singh entertained the crowd with his wonderful skills as he crossed the first-round hurdle by beating Sahil Sipani in the Boy’s Singles U-17 match at the 2011 All India Junior Ranking Tournament, on October 5, in
Chandigarh, India.
Rupinder’s impressive performance in the opening round battle proved that he has everything to become a world-class shuttler in future. He played mature badminton and his planned game left no room for his rival to put up any sort of strong resistance. Rupinder
won the match in striking fashion in just 40 minutes.
The match started in a thrilling way as both players employed powerful strokes. However, Rupinder took over the control and started to dominate the rallies and reached at 11-6 until the one-minute break. Sahil failed to find good flow in the start which
kept him far behind his in-form opponent.
In the second part of the set, the fourth seeded Rupinder continued playing safe badminton and his planned and composed game put him on the right track. He built up a good lead and maintained it throughout the remaining set to win it by a one-sided margin
of 21-11, by spending just 10 minutes in the court.
In the following game, Rupinder became a little slow in the opening points which provided his rival with a chance to remain close. However, the fourth seed found his momentum again and started to dictate the pace of the game. His straight drop shots and
cross-court powerful smashes helped him to earn wonderful results.
Rupinder continued giving his best as he remained in complete control of the game. He got the support of the crowd by showing his incredible play. Sahil got confused and consequently failed to answer the fast and powerful strokes of his challenger, who finished
the second set in incredible fashion with a huge margin of 21-14, by taking just 14 minutes.
Rupinder emerged as victorious in this 24-minute straight-set match by a margin of 21-11 and 21-14.
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