Slovenia International 2012: Zvonimir Durkinjak – Stasa Poznanovic wrap up Mixed Doubles title
Croatia’s Zvonimir Durkinjak and Stasa Poznanovic showed their class and wrapped up Mixed Doubles title after defeating Hannes Kaesbauer and Kira Kattenbeck of Germany in the title match of FZ Forza Slovenia International 2012 on Sunday, May 13, in Slovenia.
Zvonimir and Stasa, who were seeded at the top in Mixed Doubles main draw of Slovenia International, showed their elevated skilled the slaughtered their lower ranked German opponents without facing any troubles.
The top seeds were impressive in the final match as they played on a different level and registered a comprehensive victory over their opponents in straight sets with a huge margin of the board.
On the other hand, Hannes and Kira could not match the speed and skills of their higher ranked Croatian opponents and lost the final contest in just 26 minutes without impressing the crowd.
In the first game, the top seeded Zvonimir and Stasa found a perfect start when they did not take much time in grabbing a remarkable lead at an early stage.
The Croatians were impressive in their shot selection and they did not let their German opponents to play aggressive badminton.
In the meanwhile, the German shuttlers failed to live up to expectations as they committed many unforced mistakes and could not get rid of the pressure of their higher ranked opponents.
Zvonimir and Stasa remained in full control and took an impressive lead until the mid-game break.
After the break, the top seeds continued punishing their German opponents by playing to their maximum potential and won the opening set with easily with a tremendous margin of 21-9.
In the second game, Hannes and Kira played slightly better badminton as compared to the opening game but failed to maintain their positive run as their higher ranked challengers took over the control.
Until the one-minute interval, the top seeded Croatian shuttlers were ahead on the board.
After the break, Zvonimir and Stasa continued their composed play and they did not face any problem in taking the second set with a remarkable 21-13 score on the board.
Zvonimir and Stasa won the Mixed Doubles title after beating the German players in the final contest with a striking score of 21-9 and 21-13.
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