In Men’s Singles German sensation Marc Zwiebler played the fifth seed Indonesian Simon Santoso, who yesterday beat young Danish crowd favourite Jan Ø. Jørgensen. Zwiebler has had a tremendous tournament so far beating the 2nd, the 4th and the 8th seed on his way to the final.
The beginning of the match it was very close, but Santoso was the first one to find his rythm. The Indonesian took a five point lead at 9 – 4. Zwiebler wasn’t able to come up with his best play and fell further behind later on in the set. Santoso took an eight point lead at 16 – 8 and won the set easily 21 – 14.
In the second set the Indonesian immediately went in front. Zwiebler tried to pull himself up, but it just wasn’t enough, as Santoso extended his lead to 8 – 2. Santoso had an iron grip on Zwiebler and grabbed an eleven point lead at 15 – 4. He showed no sign of nerves what so ever, as he cruised home in the second set winning it 21 – 6. The fifth seed Indonesian showed great skills and was superior throughout the match.
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