Monday, March 19, 2012

All England - Tontowi / Liliyana All England Champion 2012

Indonesian mixed doubles, Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir, won the All England in 2012 after the final beat Denmark Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Sunday, March 11, 2012.

Tontowi / Liliyana appear confident from the first set. Although Laybourn / Rytter provide rigorous opposition since the beginning of the first set, Tontowi / Liliyana remain calm. 12-12 had a draw, fourth seed began to move away from Laybourn / Rytter up 18-12. Tontowi / Liliyana finally closed the first set 21-17.

In the second set, Tontowi / Liliyana not let the game Laybourn / Rytter develop. Indonesia's best mixed doubles pair continued to lead the course of the second set. However, despite winning 12-6, the game Tontowi / Liliyana had loosened.

The game more interesting when Laybourn / Rytter leveled up 19-19. Luckily Tontowi / Liliyana won the last two sets to win 21-19 in the second set.

This is the first All England title for the pair Tontowi / Liliyana. Liliyana himself had appeared in previous All England finals in 2010 and 2008 when he was paired with Nova Widianto. viva






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