Sai Praneeth B. demolishes Chao Huang in Men’s Singles first round at Syed Modi International
India’s elite player Sai Praneeth B. showed his lofty craft in front of his home crowd in Men’s Singles first round when he demolished Singapore’s Chao Huang at the Syed Modi International India GPG 2012 on Wednesday, December 19, in Lucknow.
The higher ranked Praneeth, who is placed at number 16 in Men’s Singles seeding in the tournament, showed his aggression in the arena and easily sent his Singaporean rival packing while consuming just 34 minutes on court.
Indian shuttler stayed in complete control of the game while remaining focused and he managed to thrash his lower ranked Singaporean challenger in two sets with a comfortable score on the board.
On the other hand, the un-seeded Huang failed to show up his brilliance against his aggressive opponent. He tried to create gaps in his rival’s court but failed to place shots accurately an eventually crashed out without showing his brilliance.
In the starting game, the aggressive Praneeth delivered an unmatched show on court as he played accurate shots with hard-to-learn deception from opening rallies.
The 16th seeded Praneeth continued his dominating run in the opening half of first and remained successful in building up a reasonable lead on the board until the mid-game interval.
In the concluding half, the confused Huang tried his best to play attacking badminton but failed to stay positive and ultimately remained struggling.
Meanwhile, Praneeth did not slow down the pace of the game at any stage and comfortably clinched the first set with a sound 21-15 difference on the board.
Things were similar in the second game of this interesting fight as Praneeth played in the similar aggressive manner.
Until the one-minute break, the impressive Praneeth remained consistent in playing with command and variations and remained ahead on the board.
Praneeth continued putting up reasonable show in the concluding part of second set and remained successful in winning the set with a comfortable 21-15 score on score board.
Indian man proved his mettle in front of local fans in the opening set and easily wrapped up victory in a dominating fashion by a superb margin of 21-15 and 21-15.
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