Singapore Open: Malaysia’s Wei Feng Chong easily advances into Men’s Singles second round

Singapore Open: Malaysia’s Wei Feng Chong easily advances into Men’s Singles second round

Chong Wei Feng, a talented shuttler from Malaysia, eased into Men’s Singles second round after beating Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat in opening round clash at the 2012 Singapore Open Super Series in Singapore, on Wednesday, June 20.

Wei Feng, who is ranked at number 37 in the world ranking, proved his mettle while playing flawless badminton in the court and overpowered the seventh seeded Taufik, who is currently ranked at number 12 in the world.

The un-seeded Wei Feng showed an incredible improvement in his physical fitness and mental toughness as he was quite determined in the court while playing against his experienced opponent and won the battle in straight games with a decent score.

In the meanwhile, Taufik continues his quivering run at international stage as he again failed to show his elite skills and crashed out in the opening round of the tournament. The growing age has started to affect over him quite visibly as he is not playing
at his best.

In the first game of this Men’s Singles first round, both men showed their brilliance and remained close as no one could take over the charge of rallies.

Both shuttlers employed powerful smashes and beautiful net shots and pushed each other in all corners. However, both men remained close until the one-minute break.

After the interval, the contest continued in the same thrilling fashion and the score reached at 15-15 when Wei Feng proved his worth by playing attacking shots and managed to win the game with a margin of 21-17.

In the second set, the Taufik started his run in a dominating manner in first few rallies but failed to maintain his upper hand in the court as Wei Feng managed to take over the control and managed a small lead of 11-10 until the interval.

After the break, both men continued their progress as a steady pace and reached at 17-17 when Wei Feng unleashed his impressive jumping smashes and managed to win the set with a 21-19 score on the board.

The underdog Wei Feng won this Men’s Singles first round clash in impressive fashion with a decent score of 21-17 and 21-19.

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Posted by Muhammad Ahmad Nazir on Jun 22 2012. Filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry