Swedish International Stockholm 2012: Andrew Smith trounces Jesper Wigardt in qualifying round
England’s Andrew Smith has registered his supremacy over Sweden’s Jesper Wigardt in Men’s Singles qualifying round of the Swedish International Stockholm 2012, on Thursday, January 19, in Sweden.
Smith showed urgency in his opening encounter against Wigardt and ended the match in straight games by taking just 21 minutes in the court.
The English shuttler sent local opponent packing in the opening match and penetrated into next stage of qualifying round.
Smith delivered stunning performance in his first match in Swedish International as he did not show any mercy to his rival and clinched the opening set with a superb score.
In the following set, Wigardt played much better game and progressed closely until the ending points when his English rival controlled the pace and won the set with a decent difference.
Smith played authoritative badminton from the opening rallies of first game and managed to put pressure on his local rival. On the other hand, Wigardt, who also had the support of home fans, could not cope up with the speed of his challenger.
The English remained in control throughout the opening game of the match as he played his impressive strokes and manipulated the weaknesses of his opponent. He kept the pace high and managed to end the first set with a thrashing margin of 21-11.
In the second game, Wigardt played elevated game as he did not commit mistakes in the opening half and remained neck-to-neck against his challenger. Both shuttlers played fast game and did not miss any chance to dominate the pace of rallies.
Because of the attacking and positive play from both sides, the score remained close until the one-minute break in the second game.
After the interval, the score again remained close and no one could take lead until the score reached at the ending phase.
At this crucial stage, Smith played with confidence and anticipated his opponent’s stroke and managed to earn precious points.
The English shuttler played with precision and scored the ending points in the second game and ended it with a 21-18 score on the board.
This 21-minute straight-set contest ended with the victory of Smith with a margin of 21-11 and 21-18.
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