Slovak Open 2012: Jakub Bitman–Alzbeta Basova grab Mixed Doubles title – Badminton news
Czech Republic’s Jakub Bitman and Alzbeta Basova proved their highly elevated craft on court and grabbed Mixed Doubles title after putting up staggering show against Ukraine’s Vitaly Konov and Yelyzaveta Zharka in the final encounter at the Victor Slovak
Open 2012 in Slovakia, on Sunday, September 9.
The aggressive Jakub and Alzbeta, who were top seeded shuttlers in Mixed Doubles main draw, put up wonderful show of impressive badminton and remained successful in stamping their mark over their lower ranked Ukrainian opponents in a thrilling fight.
The top seeded Jakub and Alzbeta remained positive and aggressive on court in the final battle as they showed wonderful display of their attacking skills and they remained successful in finishing off the battle in a hard-fought three games.
The lower ranked Ukrainian shuttlers, on the other hand, played to their maximum potential and remained successful in creating trouble for their higher ranked challengers but not enough to escape defeat from their hands and bowed down with a respectable
score on the board.
The opening set was impressive Ukrainian shuttlers proved their aggressive skills on court by playing attacking badminton and they remained successful in winning a wonderful lead until the break.
After the mid-game interval, Jakub and Alzbeta tried to put up strong show but they failed to narrow the gap and eventually lost the first set in a one-sided fashion with a 12-21 score on the board.
In the following game, Jakub and Alzbeta changed their strategy and occupied the driving seat by playing attacking and controlled badminton from all areas of the court.
The in-form Jakub and Alzbeta were impressive on court and they managed to take the game with a reasonable 21-17 score on the board.
In the decider, both sides again were toe-to-toe in opening set as they played at the same speed and remained close until the break.
After the mid-game interval, Jakub and Alzbeta played positive and controlled badminton and remained successful in finishing off the final set in a nail-biting fashion with a 21-19 score on the board.
Jakub and Alzbeta won this Mixed Doubles contest in three games with a thrilling margin of 12-21, 21-17 and 21-19.
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