Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei prove their worth in Mixed Doubles group stage – BWF Superseries Update
Mixed Doubles partners Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei bagged their second victory in the group stage of BWF Superseries Finals after beating Muhammad Rijal-Debby Susanto on December 13, 2012.
This tussle was staged at the local badminton arena of Shenzhen and the Chinese campaigners relished full benefits of home ground to register a favourable result of 21-13 and 21-10.
Meanwhile, the lower ranked Indonesian team looked completely confused as they could not claim even a single match point and faced a straight-set defeat.
World Number four partnership of Zhang and Zhao was completely on song as both partners forged fruitful chemistry in both segments of the showdown.
They set the ball rolling straight away in the establishing rallies of first set and maintained that momentum all the way to final moments.
Though, they played cautiously in the beginning but couple of productive rallies provided them the required momentum.
The Chinese Mixed Doubles experts started the beating after 7-7 and clinched four points in a row to pile up an indomitable total of 11.
After the mid-game break, they picked up speed and widened the gap on points table. This significant advantage helped them to finish first set with a notable lead of eight points.
On the other hand, Rijal and Debby kept trailing behind their competitors and failed to counterbalance the situation until game point situation.
Zhang and Zhao played flawless badminton in the final stage and placed an overwhelming margin of 21-13.
The second set was also dominated by the local shuttlers who capitalised their 1-0 lead and transformed it into a splendid victory.
They did not give the opposing team enough time to get settled and pushed them on back foot with some back-to-back power packed rallies.
It seems the Indonesian players were not ready for this intensive attack as they could not rise from the dust throughout this crucial game.
Rijal and Debby kept on making fatal mistakes and their blunders ultimately led them to a woeful exit from this prestigious tournament.
On the other hand, Zhang and Zhao sealed their victory with 21-10 score and clutched second spot in Group B of Mixed Doubles event.
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