Li Michelle outplays Jamie Subandhi to surge into Women’s Singles main round at All England Open
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 5:33:41 by Muhammad Ahmad NazirCanada’s top player Li Michelle showed a strong character in the arena and she reached into Women’s Singles main round after showing winning her last qualifying round match against USA’s Jamie Subandhi at the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2013 at Manchester, on Tuesday, March 5.
The second seeded Michelle, who remained aggressive throughout the qualifying round of the tournament, continued her winning streak against Subandhi and easily thrashed her in a lopsided fashion by taking just 28 minutes of the court time.
Canadian player was on a different level in the arena as she played positive badminton throughout this qualifying round battle and remained successful in winning the match in straight sets with a smashing margin of 21-16 and 21-13.
The un-seeded Subandhi, on the other hand, could not stretch her winning run in the qualifying round as she failed to create pressure on her higher ranked Canadian rival at any stage in the battle. She could not put up strong resistance against Michelle and ultimately crashed out without taking any set.
Michelle showed a wonderful aggression on court from the starting points of first game by building a huge pressure on her challenger.
Michelle showed that she has got top class skills in the arena and remained successful in taking a strong position in the arena.
Until the end of starting half of first set, the in-form Michelle achieved a strong position on score board by establishing a reasonable lead.
After the one-minute break, Michelle was focused on court and remained successful in keeping a reasonable difference.
Michelle was quite calm and composed in the arena as she did not take pressure and won the opening game with a staggering margin of 21-16.
Michelle did not lose her superiority at any stage in the starting half of second set as she played with confidence and precision.
Until the end of first half, the impressive Michelle remained consistent in playing with command and variations and stayed ahead on score board.
Michelle continued putting up reasonable show in the ending half of second game and remained successful in winning the game with a sound 21-13 difference on score board
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