Samantha Barning and Eefje Muskens bag Women’s Doubles title at Norwegian International 2012
Netherlands’ emerging players Samantha Barning and Eefje Muskens showed a staggering performance and surprised everyone as they claimed Women’s Doubles title at the Norwegian International 2012, which ended up on Sunday, November 18, in Norway.
In the title match, Samantha and Eefje showed a staggering performance in the arena and remained successful in crushing their higher ranked team-mates Selena Piek and Iris Tabeling in an inspiring fashion.
The in-form Samantha and Eefje, who were un-seeded players in the main draw of the tournament, displayed their aggressive skills in the arena by playing with remarkable precision and managed to end up the final battle in straight sets with a reasonable margin.
On the contrary, the top seeded Selena and Iris failed to stop the aggression of their lower ranked rivals. They also committed many unforced errors at crucial stage and eventually lost the title match in 40 minutes without winning any game.
In the opening set, the aggressive Samantha and Eefje were in good form as they did not let their higher ranked challengers to take even a small lead at the opening stage.
Both sides put up staggering show in the arena as they played attacking badminton while remaining positive and stayed close on score board until the end of opening half.
After the one-minute break, Samantha and Eefje continued putting up stunning show without showing any respect to their higher ranked team-mates and reached at 20-20.
At this crucial stage, Samantha and Eefje put up strong show of impressive badminton and managed to win the opening game with a tight 22-20 score on the board.
In the second game, Samantha and Eefje took over the control of rallies from opening points and remained in commanding position until the end of opening half.
After the one-minute break, Samantha and Eefje continued putting up wonderful show of incredible badminton and remained successful in grabbing the second game with a superb 21-16 score on the board.
The incredible Samantha and Eefje emerged as the crown winners as they finished up the final battle in straight games with a decent total of 22-20 and 21-16.
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