Lakshya, ranked world number 21, prevailed in a seesaw battle to notch up a 21-18, 12-21, 21-19 win over three-time junior World Champion Vitidsarn on Friday night. He joined fellow Indian Kidambi Srikanth in the semi-finals, who had beaten Hong Kong’s NG Ka Long Angus.
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Young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen dished out a gritty performance to outwit Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in a thrilling three-game contest and progressed to the semifinals of the Hylo Open Super 500 here.
Lakshya, ranked world number 21, prevailed in a seesaw battle to notch up a 21-18, 12-21, 21-19 win over three-time junior World Champion Vitidsarn on Friday night. He joined fellow Indian Kidambi Srikanth in the semi-finals, who had beaten Hong Kong’s NG Ka Long Angus.
Lakshya, a 2019 champion, will face Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in the semi-finals. Sen, 20, who had claimed five titles in 2019, had a decent outing at the Denmark Open and French Open with second round and quarter-final finishes respectively.
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