Thailand Open GP Gold: Nan Wei sends Cong Wei Feng packing in Men’s Singles second round
Hong Kong’s Nan Wei proved his superiority as he surged into Men’s Singles pre-quarter-final after crushing his higher ranked rival Chong Wei Feng of Malaysia in the second round contest at the Thailand Open GP Gold 2012 on Wednesday, June 6, in Thailand.
The Hong Kong shuttler, who has been showing his brilliance for the last one year by putting up superb show of top quality badminton in different events, stamped his mark over the eighth seeded Wei Feng in an impressive fashion.
Nan was impressive in his strategy in the court and he did not show any mercy to the Malaysian and wrapped up victory in a sensational fashion by ending up the fight in straight sets with a comprehensive score on the board.
On the other hand, the higher ranked Wei Feng could not show his elite skills while playing against Nan and lost to him in two games without creating a strong impact on the local crowd.
In the opening game Wei Feng started his campaign in a passionate way as he played aggressive badminton and managed an early lead of 5-1.
However, Nan geared up his speed and found his momentum and remained successful in ending the lead of his rival.
The in-form Hong Kong shuttler was leading the game with a small difference of 11-9 on the score board.
After the one-minute break, Wei Feng played well and levelled the score by showing his aggression. The score was 13-13 when Nan took over the control and managed to bag the first set with a superb margin of 21-15.
In the following set, Nan showed his class from the opening points and established a remarkable lead of 11-5 until the one-minute interval.
Wei Feng put in everything he had in the game and managed to level the score at 12-12. However, the Hong Kong shuttler again occupied the driving seat by executing attacking shots and took the set with a 21-18 score on the board.
The lower ranked Nan registered an amazing straight-set victory over Wei Feng in just 34 minutes with a convincing margin of 21-15 and 21-18.
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