Tommy Sugiarto overpowers Daren Liew in 2013 Djarum Superliga Badminton series

Men’s Singles shuttler Tommy Sugiarto showed his class in a crucial tie of Djarum Superliga Badminton and defeated Daren Liew on Saturday, February 9, 2013.

This encounter proved real test for both contenders as it prolonged to one hour and 21 minutes before ending with decisive figures of 11-21, 21-14 and 21-16.

Tommy, who was representing PB Musica Champion club, came back from a horrendous start and locked the honour in a commendable manner.

On the other hand, Daren Liew could not fetch this valuable match point for Malaysia Tigers Badminton Club despite of winning the first set.

In the opening game, he played with an authoritative approach in the establishing rallies and gained a significant advantage.

He capitalised this early lead in next couple of rallies and piled up a mountainous figure before the one-minute interval.

After the mid-game break, Daren gathered some pace and left his competitor far behind on the points table. He maintained that difference all the way to game point situation and wrapped this segment of the showdown with an impressive result of 21-11.

However, this setback did not affect Tommy’s morale as he stormed back with a strong reply in very next game.

This time he did not repeat previous mistakes and employed an effective counterattack strategy. He confined the Malaysian player in the rear court with his backlash.

He pocketed many valuable points in a row and put his rival under huge pressure. His unbeatable craft doubled the trouble for Daren as he could not rise from the dust in most part of the game.

Tommy raised his chances of success by registering a figure of 11 and then served the notice of his dominance with 21-14.

The decider was expected to be a cliff-hanging contest but it proved a one-sided affair in second half. Tommy did not give his opponent even a single counterattack opportunity and locked the honour with 21-16.

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