#1 posting 4.8.2008
Minnesota Badminton News & information
ST. PAUL CENTRAL minutemen 6,
ST. PAUL COMO PARK cougars 1
The spring break is over and Badminton action returned to the courts. Even though the weather outside was cold and more November like, inside the action was heating up. At St. Paul Central it was tight with five matches going the full three game distance. The only matches that were 2-0 came at 4th singles and 3rd doubles, and by the time they took the court Central had four wins. If four points (in the right matches) would have changed the final would have been 4-3 Central. Central came back in two matches after trailing 1-0. Shelly Thao and Ka Neng Vue prevented a Central sweep by taking first doubles for Como Park.
I have now seen 12 of the 16 teams with Johnson, North, Washburn, and Southwest on the to do list.
FIRST SINGLES
This match between the two Yers had rallies, runs, and kept fans on the edge of their seats. Cheng of Central pulled out the last two games to win 2-1. The first two games were split by the identical scores of 21-19.
Cheng had the early advantage in game one 8-4 after a four point serving run. Yang of Como got back in the game by getting three straight side outs against Cheng while scoring on each of her next four serves. A couple of drop points put Yang up 14-11. Yang pushed her lead out to 19-15. Cheng, after getting a key side out, ran off three straight to tie the game at 19. The clear was the favorite winner for Cheng in this game as she tallied four. Yang got the side out on a drive and then took game one on a Cheng hitting error that sailed wide.
Just like in game one Cheng raced out to an 8-4 lead. Yang immediately tied it up with four straight points. The game moved into a side out contest with Yang getting five straight while Cheng picked up four of five. Up to that point Yang would hold a one point advantage and then the game would be tied. That changed when Cheng scored on two hitting errors o
n her 11th serve. Cheng kept her side out game in high gear closing out the game six straight. The final point came on a clear. The last two Cheng points in game two came on clears.
Game three did not start the same way as the first two. The side out nature of game two, vanished in game three. Only seven combined side outs as opposed to 18 in game two. Cheng had a 4-1 lead, but Yang soon tied it at 4. Yang had an 11-8 advantage after a smash. Cheng regained the lead with four straight points and never gave it up. The game narrowed to 18-17 after two straight Yang points, but a hitting error gave the bird back to Cheng. She had three straight points on her serve. I had a 22-17 finish.
Minnesota Badminton News & information
ST. PAUL CENTRAL minutemen 6,
ST. PAUL COMO PARK cougars 1
The spring break is over and Badminton action returned to the courts. Even though the weather outside was cold and more November like, inside the action was heating up. At St. Paul Central it was tight with five matches going the full three game distance. The only matches that were 2-0 came at 4th singles and 3rd doubles, and by the time they took the court Central had four wins. If four points (in the right matches) would have changed the final would have been 4-3 Central. Central came back in two matches after trailing 1-0. Shelly Thao and Ka Neng Vue prevented a Central sweep by taking first doubles for Como Park.
I have now seen 12 of the 16 teams with Johnson, North, Washburn, and Southwest on the to do list.
FIRST SINGLES
This match between the two Yers had rallies, runs, and kept fans on the edge of their seats. Cheng of Central pulled out the last two games to win 2-1. The first two games were split by the identical scores of 21-19.
Cheng had the early advantage in game one 8-4 after a four point serving run. Yang of Como got back in the game by getting three straight side outs against Cheng while scoring on each of her next four serves. A couple of drop points put Yang up 14-11. Yang pushed her lead out to 19-15. Cheng, after getting a key side out, ran off three straight to tie the game at 19. The clear was the favorite winner for Cheng in this game as she tallied four. Yang got the side out on a drive and then took game one on a Cheng hitting error that sailed wide.Just like in game one Cheng raced out to an 8-4 lead. Yang immediately tied it up with four straight points. The game moved into a side out contest with Yang getting five straight while Cheng picked up four of five. Up to that point Yang would hold a one point advantage and then the game would be tied. That changed when Cheng scored on two hitting errors o
n her 11th serve. Cheng kept her side out game in high gear closing out the game six straight. The final point came on a clear. The last two Cheng points in game two came on clears.Game three did not start the same way as the first two. The side out nature of game two, vanished in game three. Only seven combined side outs as opposed to 18 in game two. Cheng had a 4-1 lead, but Yang soon tied it at 4. Yang had an 11-8 advantage after a smash. Cheng regained the lead with four straight points and never gave it up. The game narrowed to 18-17 after two straight Yang points, but a hitting error gave the bird back to Cheng. She had three straight points on her serve. I had a 22-17 finish.
photos: #1 Yer Yang of Como Park. #2 Yer Cheng of Central. photos by kja
SIDEOUTS:
Cheng 16/34-.471; Yang 18/35-.545
SERVE RUNS:
Cheng 4; Yang 3 (twice)
POINTS:
Cheng 61
Winners: 36: Drops 14, Clears 11, Drives 9, Smashes 2
Yang Errors 26: hitting 24 (net 15, wide 8, fan 1); serving 2 (wide 1, fan 1)
Yang 57
Winners 18: Drives 7, Drops 7, Clears 2, Aces 1, Smashes 1
Cheng errors 39: Hitting 35 (wide 18, net 11, deep 4, fans 2); Serving 4: (net 2, deep 1, wide 1)
Time: 27 minutes.
SINGLES
1. Yer Cheng (C) beat Yer Yang 19-21, 21-19, 21-18
2. Kari Finseth (C) beat Nou Fang 21-11, 18-21, 21-12
3. Ka Yang (C) beat Der Xiong 19-21, 21-19, 21-18
4. Dawn Vang (C) beat Shaundra Worrall 21-11, 21-12
DOUBLES
1. Shelly Thao/KaNeng Vue (CP) beat Doua Thao/Da Chang 21-18, 17-21, 22-20
2. Melinda Xiong/Mai Chia Xiong (C) beat Youa Lee/Xue Yang 21-14, 19-21, 21-8
3. Mai Sia Yang/Phoua Xiong (C) beat Bao Vue/Alynda Her 21-19, 21-13
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Central 4-0 1.000
Games: Central 8-3 .727
Points: Central 224-182 .552
decided by 10+: Central 3-0 1.000
decided by 3 or less: Central 4-3 .571
DOUBLES
matches: Central 2-1 .667
games: Central 6-3 .667
points: Central 162-135 .545
decided by 10+: Central 1-0 1.000
decided by 3: Central 1-3 .250
Next up: tomorrow morning
SIDEOUTS:
Cheng 16/34-.471; Yang 18/35-.545
SERVE RUNS:
Cheng 4; Yang 3 (twice)
POINTS:
Cheng 61
Winners: 36: Drops 14, Clears 11, Drives 9, Smashes 2
Yang Errors 26: hitting 24 (net 15, wide 8, fan 1); serving 2 (wide 1, fan 1)
Yang 57
Winners 18: Drives 7, Drops 7, Clears 2, Aces 1, Smashes 1
Cheng errors 39: Hitting 35 (wide 18, net 11, deep 4, fans 2); Serving 4: (net 2, deep 1, wide 1)
Time: 27 minutes.
SINGLES
1. Yer Cheng (C) beat Yer Yang 19-21, 21-19, 21-18
2. Kari Finseth (C) beat Nou Fang 21-11, 18-21, 21-12
3. Ka Yang (C) beat Der Xiong 19-21, 21-19, 21-18
4. Dawn Vang (C) beat Shaundra Worrall 21-11, 21-12
DOUBLES
1. Shelly Thao/KaNeng Vue (CP) beat Doua Thao/Da Chang 21-18, 17-21, 22-20
2. Melinda Xiong/Mai Chia Xiong (C) beat Youa Lee/Xue Yang 21-14, 19-21, 21-8
3. Mai Sia Yang/Phoua Xiong (C) beat Bao Vue/Alynda Her 21-19, 21-13
BY THE NUMBERS
SINGLES
Matches: Central 4-0 1.000
Games: Central 8-3 .727
Points: Central 224-182 .552
decided by 10+: Central 3-0 1.000
decided by 3 or less: Central 4-3 .571
DOUBLES
matches: Central 2-1 .667
games: Central 6-3 .667
points: Central 162-135 .545
decided by 10+: Central 1-0 1.000
decided by 3: Central 1-3 .250
Next up: tomorrow morning
