Thailand’s Sapsiree and Porntip through to quarterfinals of Badminton Asia Championships 2011
Thailand’s Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Porntip Buranaprasertsuk have booked their place in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Badminton Asian Championships 2011. In the round-of-16, Sapsiree defeated Fransiska Ratnasari of Indonesia, whereas Porntip
proved her worth against the seventh seed Pui Yin Yip of Hong Kong, on Friday, April 22.
In the first match, Sapsiree won the first set against Fransiska in a relatively easy manner. The Thai shuttler was quick in the start of the first and built a good lead of 11-7 at the end of the first half. Fransiska was struggling to return the sharp and
well executed strokes of the opponent. After the one-minute rest, Sapsiree remained in complete control of the game and finished up the opening set 21-15, in just 17 minutes.
Fransiska changed her tactics in the second set and it paid off as the players reached 9-9. Sapsiree managed to get two points in a row to lead 11-9. After the 60-second interval, the Indonesian came out with a much more aggressive frame of mind and pushed
the score till 17-17. However, the Thai geared up her speed and controlled the pace of the rallies, a strategy that earned her the remaining points. Sapsiree won the second set with a 21-19 margin in 20 minutes. The concluding score of this 37-minute match
was 21-15 and 21-19.
In another women’s singles match, Porntip delivered a terrific performance when she won against the seventh seed Pui Yin, in straight sets. Right from the start of the opening game, both shuttlers remained close and no one could take a clear lead and the
score reached 22-22. However, Porntip played some perfectly executed strokes to get the next two points, winning the set 24-22.
The second set of the match also progressed in the same fashion where both ladies remained toe-to-toe till 10-10. Pui Yin scored the next point and took a slender one-point lead at 11-10 going into the break. After the break, the Thai shuttler increased
the speed of the game and leveled the score at 17-17.
At this crucial stage, Porntip remained calm and avoided risky strokes to minimize the unforced errors against Pui Yin. The strategy worked and earned her the remaining points of the set. Porntip won the second game in 18 minutes with a 21-19 score on the
board. The final score of this 37-minute match was 24-22 and 21-19.
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