Slovenia International 2012: Daniel Grassmueck, David Obernosterer clinch quarter-final spot
Men’s Doubles team Daniel Grassmueck-David Obernosterer of Austria snatched a quarter-final spot from Mitja Semrov-Turk Urban in FZ Forza Slovenia International on May 11, 2012.
The victorious duo had to wait for 39 minutes as this pre quarter-final tussle lasted for three exhausting sets before ending with final results of 17-21, 21-5 and 21-17.
However, a real challenge awaits them in quarter-finals as they are scheduled to meet second seed Swiss duo Florian Schmid-Gilles Tripet.
Earlier in their opening match, Daniel and David were bit sluggish in start as they kept trailing behind the local duo which ultimately resulted in first set loss.
The Slovenian couple Mitja Semrov-Turk Urban controlled overall pace of the rallies and kept their opponents busy in just returning their masterly crafted strokes.
They set the foundation of their supremacy by clinching couple of back-to-back points in start. They magnified the impact by raising their total to 11 points before mid-game break.
After the interval, the native shuttlers lost focused for a short period of time which allowed their competitors to narrow the gap with some nonstop rallies.
However, the twosome of Mitja and Turk reinstated their dominance and wrapped the show with a significant margin of 21-17.
In next game of the match, the partnership of Daniel and David showed a transformed character as they blew away their opponents with a staggering performance.
Their backlash was so strong that Slovenian defence could not last for much long and collapsed after resisting for few minutes.
The Austrians served the notice of their supremacy by establishing a significant lead straight away in beginning and then enjoyed a dominating position all the way to game point situation.
Their 16-point lead was last nail in the coffin and they buried all hopes of straight-set victory for local shuttlers by sweeping the board with 21-5.
In third and final set of match, the natives strived hard to excel with a strong support of local crowd. They kept the contest alive until half time but they blundered in later part of the game which triggered the collapse.
The duo Daniel-David emerged as champions when scoreboard flashed concluding figure of 21-17 in their favour.
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