Lakshya Sen impressive run ends in quarter-finals

World No. 12 Sen squandered an opening game advantage to go down 21-15 10-21 13-21 to Christie, ranked 3rd, in a 62-minute men’s singles match.

Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen’s impressive run in the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament ended with a quarter-final loss to Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie here on Friday.

World No. 12 Sen squandered an opening game advantage to go down 21-15 10-21 13-21 to Christie, ranked 3rd, in a 62-minute men’s singles match.

Coming into the match with a 1-0 head-to-head record, Commonwealth Games champion Sen pocketed the first set comfortably. 

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In the next two sets, Christie looked like a different player, zooming to 11-2 in a jiffy before levelling the match and then again winning the third easily.

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