Shih Kuei Chun upsets Boonsak Ponsana in Men’s Singles round-of-16 at Thailand Open 2012
Chinese Taipei’s aggressive player Shih Kuei Chun showed his tremendous skills in the court when he created upset by thrashing the home favourite Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand at the round-of-16 showdown at Thailand Open GP Gold 2012 in Bangkok, on Thursday,
June 7.
The impressive Shih Kuei, who is un-seeded in the Men’s Singles draw of the tournament, showed his aggression against his higher ranked Thai opponent who was seeded at number 5 in the draw.
Shih Kuei was at his best while playing against the experienced Ponsana and emerged as the winner of the fight by ending it up in straight games by taking 43 minutes in the court.
In contrast, Ponsana could not live up to the expectations of his home fans as he failed to produce his usual class in the court and remained unable to dominate the pace of rallies.
The Thai hero lost to his Taipei rival in straight sets in front of his home fans at the indoor arena in Bangkok.
In the first game, both shuttlers played well and showed their impressive skills. They were close on the board until the mid-game interval.
After the break, Ponsana tried his best to take a reasonable lead but failed to control the pace as his opponent was quick in taking the bird early.
Shih Kuei was focused and fast in the court as he did not spare any chance for his rival to take control of rallies at the concluding phase and took the opening game with a 21-18 margin on the board.
In the following set, it was again a nail biting fight between both shuttlers who were trying their best to take advantage in the game by setting up a comfortable lead.
However, the score remained narrow on the board as no one could set up a reasonable gap.
After the break, Ponsana put in all of his skills to overpower his young opponent but failed to place his shots in right areas.
Shih Kuei, on the other hand, was focused in the ending points of second game and he managed to earn the ending points and took the set with a tight score of 21-19.
The in-form Taipei shuttler won this fight in two games with a narrow 21-18 and 21-19 score on the board.
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