Singapore International Series: Mingtian Fu, Aiying Xing power their way in semi-final round
Women’s Doubles experts Mingtian Fu-Aiying Xing continued their unbeatable run in Li-Ning Singapore International Series and reserved a semi-final seat after thrashing Sook Chin Chong-Yin Loo Lim on August 16, 2012.
This quarter-final tussle kept both teams busy on court for 50 minutes before finishing with 8-21, 21-16 and 21-11.
The victorious duo stamped their supremacy despite going down in the opening game whereas the opposition squandered its first set win in the ending two segments of the showdown.
Now Mingtian Fu and Aiying Xing will lock horns with Japanese couple Kugo Asumi-Megumi Yokoyama to earn a spot in title match of this International Series.
They surely will employ all of their confidence which they have earned by remaining invincible in previous rounds of the tournament.
In the round of eight, they were a bit sluggish in the beginning which ultimately cost a vital match point.
On the other hand, Sook Chin and Yin Loo started their campaign in perfect manner and cruised to victory with distinction.
They laid the foundation of their dominance by ruling the court in couple of opening rallies. They did not lose focus at any stage of the game and dictated their rivals all the way to game point situation. The team swept the table with a huge difference
of 13 points in final total of 21-8.
Mingtian and Aiying, who are placed at second spot in tournament ranking, switched on their best after going one down.
This time they changed the tactics and enthralled their competitors with a fine blend of power packed smashes and drop net shots.
In the first half, the Singaporean shuttlers mounted pressure with a decent total of 11 before the interval.
They capitalised this initial advantage in later part of the game and placed a winning margin of 21-16.
This revised match score position made third set consequential as both contenders were equal with one win each.
They remained close until the first half and made the crowd gasp with their breath-taking performance but the later part of the game proved completely one-sided affair.
The twosome of Mingtian Fu and Aiying Xing sealed a splendid victory by registering an overwhelming figure of 21-11.
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