Raymond Hsia clinches third spot on victory stand in 2013 USA Badminton Junior International ?
The budding male shuttler Raymond Hsia made amends after the failure in semi-final round and secured third position in USA Badminton Junior International Trials on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
He locked horns with Darren Yang and this Boy?s Singles Under-17 encounter remained kept both contenders busy for three gruelling sets.
Though, Raymond lost first set with a narrow margin but he came back from this horrendous start and secured the honour in ending two games.
Both shuttlers challenged each other in all areas of game and kept the audience intact while piling up final figures of 20-22, 21-12 and 21-11.
Darren, who was underrated earlier in this event, also played impeccable badminton and walked tall despite of losing this crucial match.
He raised his chances of success by ruling the court in first set but then his fluctuated performance proved the biggest hurdle in his way to victory.
The opening game started with couple of gruelling rallies as both youngsters put all they had to gain an early advantage. However, neither of them could establish a permanent lead and remained close until the half time.
After the mid-game break, Darren gathered some pace and left his challenger far behind on the points table. He registered a tight yet decisive margin of 22-20 and bagged this important match point.
However, it proved his last success in this international event as Raymond stormed back with a strong reply and levelled the match score.
This time he did not repeat previous mistakes and launched a brisk attack. His powered packed campaign confined the opposing shuttler in rear court.
At first, Raymond mounted pressure by registering a mountainous figure of 11 and then capitalised this psychological edge to pile up a winning margin of 21-12.
The decider was supposed to be a nerve-racking contest as both shuttlers were looking to pocket this final match point.
Initially, they stood toe-to-toe but then Raymond struck hard when it mattered and tipped the scale in his favour.
He maintained a significant difference all the way to game point situation and locked the honour with an overwhelming score of 21-11.
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