Scottish International 2012: Marcus Ellis and Gabrielle White win Mixed Doubles title in style
England’s experienced players Marcus Ellis and Gabrielle White showed a great performance in the arena and claimed Mixed Doubles title after defeating Ruud Bosch and Selena Piek of Netherlands in the final battle of Scottish International 2012 on Sunday,
November 25, in Glasgow.
The in-form Marcus and Gabrielle, who were the top seeded shuttlers in Mixed Doubles draw of the tournament, played with impressive precision and managed to end up final clash in just 33 minutes in a dominating way.
English shuttlers were aggressive in the arena and they controlled and dictated the pace of rallies throughout the battle and finished it off in straight games with an inspiring margin on the score board.
On the contrary, the un-seeded Ruud and Selena played good badminton and they troubled their English challenger for a while but failed to maintain their focus and speed in the arena and eventually went down without taking any set.
Marcus and Gabrielle showed a wonderful aggression on court as they took over the control of rallies from the opening points of first set and remained in good position.
The fast tempo of rallies and attacking play of Marcus and Gabrielle kept them ahead and they entertained local fans with their impressive craft.
Until the mid-game interval, the top seeded Marcus and Gabrielle controlled the pace of rallies and stayed in strong position on score board.
After the break, the higher ranked Marcus and Gabrielle were focused on court as they played with confidence and remained successful in keeping a comfortable gap.
The positive play of Marcus and Gabrielle kept them in good position all the way and they ended up the opening game with a wonderful 21-16 score on the board.
In the second game, the lofty Marcus and Gabrielle played with amazing speed in the arena and they easily pushed Ruud and Selena on back foot.
The well directed smashes impressive net killings assisted Marcus and Gabrielle to stay in lead and they easily took the second game with a comfortable 21-16 score on the board.
Marcus and Gabrielle won the crown in style as they easily ended up the final battle in straight games by a convincing total of 21-16 and 21-16.
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