Yonex Dutch Open Grand Prix: Eric Pang sends Dmytro Zavadsky packing in Men’s Singles quarter-final
Eric Pang proved himself as one of the most talented shuttlers from Netherlands by reaching into Men’s Singles semi-final after showing exit to his higher ranked challenger Dmytro Zavadsky of Ukraine in quarter-final contest at the Yonex Dutch Open Grand
Prix in Netherlands, on Friday, October 12.
The impressive Pang, the seventh seeded player in the tournament, touched his best form ever as he showed a terrific performance against Zavadsky who was the third seed in the Men’s Singles main draw.
Lower ranked Dutch shuttler was in tremendous form and he made his home fans happy by putting in extra effort and remained successful in finding elevation at the concluding points and won the match in straight games with a decent margin in 39 minutes.
Third seeded Zavadsky, in the meanwhile, stayed ahead of his lower ranked local rival all the way in both games but failed to find finishing touch in his shots in the ending points and eventually lost the match with a tight margin on score board.
In the first game, Pang remained struggling to create pressure as he failed to get the bird early from the rear-court area and also could not live up to expectations in the opening half when he was miles behind at 6-11 until the break.
After the one-minute interval, the seventh seeded Dutch shuttler started to elevate his game by playing with impressive speed and control.
Pang was 15-18 down when he unleashed his remarkable skills on court and played with superb precision which helped him to score six consecutive points to bag the set with a 21-18 score on the board.
In the second set, both men played with control and precision and managed to stay close on score board until the end of first half.
After the mid-game interval, Zavadsky employed all of his skills and managed a comfortable lead of 19-15 but failed to stop his rival from taking over the control at this stage.
Pang changed his tactics at this stage and scored six points in a row to end up the set with a 21-19 score on the board.
The impressive Pang won this quarter-final battle in a commanding fashion with a decent margin of 21-18 and 21-19.
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