Xiaodong Sheng was the one who encountered Hai Dang and Duc Phat many times in international tournaments. Indeed, he understands Vietnamese players and has a methodical tactic. In set 1, when Duc Phat dominated overwhelming in the first part, Canadian player chose to avoid racing. He was led 4-11 before the break, then quickly shortened the gap.
2 long chains help Xiaodong Sheng guide Duc Phat. Since then, the initiative belongs to the Canadian representative. At the end of Set 1, Xiaodong Sheng broke up when he played stable, and stretched the score distance. Set 1 belongs to Xiaodong Sheng with a score of 21-17.
In Set 2, Xiaodong Sheng continued to apply strategy like Set 1. But this time, Duc Phat had more experience in his head of Canadian player. The representative of Vietnam did not sprout early, thereby maintaining the end of the end. Duc Phat won set 2 with a score of 21-17, thereby bringing the match to set 3.
At the last set, Duc Phat took points early. But from the time the two players changed the pitch, Xiaodong Sheng suddenly had the opportunity to score points to balance the score of 15 even. In the most difficult moment, Duc Phat opened his own opportunities with a series of 5 points, thereby winning 21-17.
The victory over Xiaodong Sheng helped Duc Phat enter the second round, where his opponent was a mystery. Vietnamese players will encounter Harry Huang, representative of the British. Harry Huang surprised the first round when he passed the No. 8 seed Kidambi Srikanth.
