Sandra Maria Jensen and Line Kjaersfeldt claim Women’s Doubles title at Banuinvest International 2012
Denmark’s Sandra Maria Jensen and Line Kjaersfeldt claimed Women’s Doubles title after beating Bulgaria’s Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva in the final encounter of Banuinvest International 2012 in Romania, on Sunday, March 18.
Maria and Kjaersfeldt, who were the second seed in Women’s Doubles draw of the tournament, employed all of their skills to overpower their lower ranked Bulgarian opponents in a thrilling three-set encounter.
On the other hand, Gabriela and Stefani played to their maximum potential and put up strong resistance in the whole contest but failed to dominate the pace in the ending stage of deciding set and eventually lost the contest in 47 minutes.
In the first set, both pairs entertained the local crowd with their impressive play as they kept the tempo of rallies fast and also played attacking badminton in the first half.
Until the break, Maria and Kjaersfeldt could only manage a small lead as their rivals also played competitive game.
After the break, Maria and Kjaersfeldt tried to stretch their lead but failed to manage it as their lower ranked Bulgarian rivals also matched the pace of rallies and remained close.
However, Maria and Kjaersfeldt managed to win the opening set with a close margin of 21-19.
In the second game, Gabriela and Stefani showed their impressive performance as they dominated the pace of rallies and did not let their higher ranked Danish rivals to take lead at any stage.
Maria and Kjaersfeldt could not manage to dictate the pace of rallies in the entire second game and lost it with a four-point deficit of 17-21 on the score board.
Nevertheless, Maria and Kjaersfeldt bounced back in the final set as they played tremendous badminton and did not commit any mistake and took a reasonable lead until the break.
After the interval, the Danish shutters continued their dominating play without slowing down their speed at any stage.
They did not spare any chance for their Bulgarian opponents to fight back at the concluding phase of final set.
Maria and Kjaersfeldt managed to end the deciding set in an emphatic fashion with a 21-16 score on the board.
The Danish duo won this final contest in three sets with a close margin of 21-19, 17-21 and 21-16.
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