XXI Pan Am Junior Championships: Mac Lee knocks out Diego Yong in Boy’s Singles round-of-16
Canada’s budding player Mac Lee proved that he is ready to shine at bigger level as he stormed into Boy’s Singles U19 quarter-final after proving his class in round-of-16 battle against Peru’s Diego Yong at the XII Pan Am Junior Championships 2012 on Wednesday,
July 25, at Sherwood Park, Canada.
The higher ranked Mac, who is second seeded player in the main draw of Boy’s Singles category, continued his crushing run in the tournament as he did not show any respect to Diego and grabbed victory quite easily.
The second seeded Mac was at his best as he moved quickly in all areas of the court and did not spare any chance to build pressure on his opponent. He emerged as the winner by ending up the match in straight games with a comfortable margin.
The un-seeded Diego, on the other hand, played positive badminton in opening game but failed to win it in the ending points. He could not put up good show in the following game and ousted from the event by losing to his higher ranked Canadian opponent.
Mac, who was having the support of his home fans, played in a composed manner in opening rallies but geared up his speed at the ending points of opening half and took a comfortable lead of 11-7.
After the one-minute break, Mac continued his power play without missing any chance to earn points. He was in full control of rallies and took advantage in the match by wrapping up the game with a three-point difference of 21-18.
In the second set, Diego also put up wonderful show of positive and composed badminton and managed to remain close to his higher ranked challenger until the end of opening half.
After the mid-game interval, Mac started to take the bird early and also put up impressive show by executing perfect shots at net.
The Canadian shuttler lived up to the expectations as he ended up the second game with a six-point margin of 21-15.
The in-form Mac did not face any considerable opposition in ending up this pre-quarter-final battle in just 36 minutes with a 21-18 and 21-15 margin on the board.
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