Senior Closed Doubles: Brydon Banks and Rachel Caine easily crush Mark Hood and Kirstie Campbell
Brydon Banks and Rachel Caine, the impressive shuttlers of New Zealand, played to their full potential and easily thrashed Mark Hood and Kirstie Campbell in Mixed Doubles clash at the Senior Closed Doubles in New Zealand, on Tuesday, August 7.
Higher ranked Brydon and Rachel, who were the top seeded shuttlers in the Mixed Doubles draw of the event, showed their elite class and easily crushed the second seeded Mark and Kirstie in a phenomenal manner.
Top seeded Brydon and Rachel showed a stunning performance against their opponents by playing aggressive and positive badminton and they finished off the battle in straight sets with a huge difference on the score board.
Lower ranked Mark and Kirstie, in the meanwhile, were completely helpless against the power play of their opponents as they could not put up strong show and eventually lost the contest with a humiliating margin.
Opening game was lopsided as Brydon and Rachel played aggressive badminton from starting rallies and they played with impressive speed in all areas of the court.
The spirited Brydon and Rachel remained on driving seat all the way until the end of opening half when they took a wonderful lead on score board.
After the one-minute break, Brydon and Rachel remained positive and they did not let their rivals to narrow the gap on score board.
The in-form Brydon and Rachel sailed smoothly without facing any problem from their lower ranked challenger and eventually grabbed the first game with a stunning 21-13 score on the board.
Second game was similar in the opening rallies when Brydon and Rachel again did not take much time in setting up an amazing lead on the board.
The top seeds dictated the pace of rallies and constructed a superb lead until the 60-second break.
After the interval, Brydon and Rachel remained on track without losing their grip over the pace of rallies and ended up the second game with a one-sided 21-11 margin on the score board.
The impressive Brydon and Rachel easily outplayed Mark and Kirstie in two sets with a commanding margin of 21-13 and 21-11.
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