Pan Am Junior Championships: Calvin Che secured his berth in Boy’s Singles U17 semi-final

Calvin Che, a spirited shuttler from Canada, defied all odds to surge into semi-final after showing exit to Jamaica’s Samuel Ricketts in quarter-final clash of Boy’s Singles U17 at XXI Pan Am Junior Championships 2012 on July 27, at Sherwood Park, Canada.

The un-seeded Calvin, who showed his brilliance throughout the tournament, showed his potential and made his presence felt by beating the top seeded Ricketts in a tremendous fashion.

The in-form Calvin showed a wonderful temperament and played at his best speed to stun his Jamaican rival in an interesting rubber-game contest with a close score.

On the other hand, the top seeded Ricketts failed to live up to expectations as he could not dominate the pace of rallies and eventually lost the match in three sets to his lower ranked opponent in an unexpected manner.

The local shuttler showed his aggression in the opening rallies of first game and remained in wonderful control of rallies until the one-minute break when he was leading the score board with an 11-8 margin.

In the meanwhile, Ricketts paced up the rallies after the break by taking the bird early and remained successful in creating pressure on his opponent.

On the contrary, Calvin failed to remain consistent on court and eventually lost the game with a 19-21 score on the board.

However, Calvin proved his worth in the second game as he remained dominant throughout the opening half and took an impressive lead of 11-8.

The Canadian shuttler continued playing positive game after the break and managed to win the second set with a superb 21-11 score on the board.

Calvin played remarkable badminton in opening half of deciding game and managed an impressive 11-8 lead until one-minute break.

After the mid-game interval, Ricketts tried his best to put up strong show by increasing his speed and managed to level the score at the ending phase by reaching at 20-20.

At this crucial stage, Calvin showed his polished skills and executed a few wonderful shots which helped her to grab two points in a row to end up the game with a thrilling 22-20 score on the board.

Calvin emerged as the winner in this mouth-watering quarter-final contest with a breath-taking margin of 19-21, 21-11 and 22-20.

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Posted by Muhammad Ahmad Nazir on Aug 2 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