WORLDS 2010 – Germans’ Sweet Revenge

Sandra Marinello and Birgit Overzier (pictured) walked off court 1 today grinning like Cheshire cats as they pulled off a decisive 2-game win over Denmark’s Mie Schjoett Kristiansen and Line Kruse.

By Mark Phelan (Live in Paris) Photos: badmintonphoto.com (Live)

The significance of the win was huge for the Germans as the same Danish pair had beaten them only a few months ago at the European Championships in Manchester denying the elegant Germans a bronze medal in the process.  While the result goes down on paper as a 2-game win, the reality is that the match was finely balanced from start to finish with never more than four points between both pairs.

“This is a really great result for us today as we felt big pressure coming into this game after the defeat in Manchester at the Europeans. It was a really tough battle and the heat in the hall is immense so we are happy to get out of there and into the second round in 2 sets,” said a happy Marinello and Overzier after their first round victory.

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