Wan Ho Shon crushes Hannes Kaesbauer in the first round of the German Open GP Gold 2011 at Mulheim
In the first round match of the German Open GP Gold 2011, Wan Ho Shon of Korea crushed the German player Hannes Kaesbauer in the indoor arena of Mulheim, Germany today. The Korean, who is also the number seven seed in this event, took only 29 minutes to
defeat the local player in straight sets. In the second round, Shon will meet Taufiq Hidayat Akbar of Italy, who defeated Pedro Martins of Portugal in a three set match.
The seventh seed Korean was quite smooth in the court throughout the match. In the opening set of the first round match of the event, Shon remained ahead of the opponent right from the starting points of the match. In the end of the first half of the opening
set, the Korean was leading by 21-8. Even after the interval, the German shuttler could not match the accuracy and speed of Shon, who was quite smooth in his footwork. He dominated the whole set and consumed only 14 minutes to win it by a big difference of
21-14.
The second game was better than the previous set because the player of Germany increased his speed to match the quality of his opponent. Both players progressed in the game without taking clear lead till the break of the opening set. The Korean was ahead
of Hannes by a little margin of 11-10. Getting back in the court, Shon played aggressively and earned three points in a row to make it a 14-10 lead.
The German reduced the difference by scoring three consecutive points. The score of this fight was 14-13 when the Korean scored five points in a row and proved that he belongs to the highest class of the game. The German man was quite helpless against the
technical and tactical skills of the Korean, who took only 15 minutes to win the game by a 21-16 margin. The final score of the match was 21-14 and 21-16.
In the second round match of the German Open GP Gold 2011, Wan Ho Shon will be fighting against the Italian player Taufiq Hidayat Akbar, who emerged as the winner in the opening round match against Pedro Martins from Portugal.
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