Teng Wei, Gerrelyn Glico ensure their presence in quarter-finals of Australian Closed Championships
The Australian Closed Championships Sydney got its first Mixed Doubles quarter-finalist when Teng Wei Khoo-Gerrelyn Glico thrashed Andrew Harvey-Michelle Au on Wednesday, August 29, 2012.
This pre quarter-final encounter kept both teams busy on the court for 35 minutes and they played impeccable badminton to read concluding figures of 21-14, 20-22 and 21-19.
Teng Wei and Gerrelyn Glico, who joined hands especially for this tournament, forged a fruitful chemistry to seal an impressive 2-1 victory.
Meanwhile, the in-form duo Andrew-Michelle could not revive their lost touch and knelt down in the opening and closing segments of this showdown.
First sign of trouble came when they got down straight away in the beginning of the first set. They let few valuable points slip from their hands and could not come out of this deficit until the final margin.
The twosome of Teng and Gerrelyn relished full benefits of this situation and established a decent lead before half time.
They did not drop this pace even after the interval and raised their total to an indomitable position in the third quarter of the set.
They maintained a notable difference until game point situation and swept the table with a convincing score of 21-14.
However, they could not maintain this rhythm in the following game and blundered in crucial moments which ultimately cost them a vital match point.
This time Andrew and Michelle employed unusual tactics as they kept a low profile in the beginning and then stunned their challengers with an intensive attack in later part of the game.
In the first half, they took some time to come out of their rivals’ influence and kept trailing behind until the one-minute interval.
They gathered some speed immediately after the break and started narrowing the gap. They kept on moving at this pace and bagged the second match point with a striking knock of 22-20.
This revised match score position locked both teams in a tough competition as they were standing equal with one win each.
They snapped each other’s heels all the way to game point situation and made this a memorable contest.
Finally, Teng Wei and Gerrelyn Glico struck hard and claimed a spot in the quarter-final round with a decisive figure of 21-19.
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