Chong Wei Feng tames Marcel Reuter in Men’s Singles second round of Swiss Open 2013

Malaysia’s spirited shuttler Chong Wei Feng continued his winning run and reached in Men’s Singles round-of-16 after winning his second round battle against Germany’s Marcel Reuter at Swiss Open 2013 on Wednesday, March 13, in Switzerland.

The ninth seeded Wei Feng, who has been showing up remarkable performance in the last six months, played with complete control in his shots against Reuter and remained successful in winning this battle in just 31 minutes.

Malaysian man was in superb form in the arena as he played with remarkable precision and managed to wind up this second round clash in straight games with a completely commanding 21-14 and 21-17 score on the board.

Reuters, on the contrary, tried to put in extra effort to stop the progress of his Malaysian rival but failed to play dominating badminton at any stage. He lost the match in straight sets without posing even a meager threat to his challenger.

The unmatched speed and powerful strokes of Wei Feng helped him to take charge of the pace from the starting points of opening game. The tempo of the rallies was very fast in opening game and Wei Feng impressed local fans with his lofty craft.

Malaysian shuttler made his presence strongly felt to the local crowd by playing attacking badminton and took a wonderful lead until the end of opening half.

The contest proceeded in the same way after the one-minute interval as Wei Feng did not lose his control over the pace of rallies and remained in complete control.

Wei Feng remained consistent in executing powerful shots in targeted areas and eventually bagged the first game with a stunning difference of 21-14.

Things were not much different in the second set of this entertaining fight as Wei Feng played in the similar aggressive way.

The in-form Wei Feng impressed the crowd with his unmatched craft that helped him to maintain pressure on his challenger who failed to find good rhythm.

Malaysian shuttler was composed and positive on court in the ending points of second set and bagged the second set with a sound margin of 21-17.

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