All England 2022 Lakshya Sen Men’s Singles Quarterfinals

All England 2022 Lakshya Sen Men’s Singles Quarterfinals – PV Sindhu and Saina Newal were knocked out earlier than Badminton All England 2022. While Lakshya Sen kept India’s hopes alive in Birmingham on Thursday (17 March). Seed S Sindhu, who beat China’s Zhi Yi Wang 21-18, 21-13 in the first round. Lost to Sakaya Takahashi of Japan 19-21, 21-16, 17-21 in the second half, which lasted for 66 minutes. Sindhu’s curse on feathers across the UK continues as a medal in the world’s oldest tournament and has so far eluded the world rankings 7th.

Hyderabadi has reached the semifinals twice, in 2018 and 2021, which is by far the 26-year-old’s best performance in the Super 1000. Saina Nehwal beat Beatriz Corrales of Spain 21-17, 21-19 in the first-round match that took place for 38 minutes. Lost to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 14-21, 21-17, 17-21 in the women’s singles match for 50 minutes. It was a much better performance than the former London Olympics bronze medalist No. 1 and 2012. The one who lost two straight games to Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand at the German Open last week.

Lakhsya Sen Hope Badminton India

If Sindhu and Saina win their respective second-round matches, they will end up facing each other in the quarter-finals. But it wasn’t their day. However, Lakhsya Sen continued to fly India’s tri-clour flag in England with a 21-16, 21-18 victory over world number 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark. In direct games to advance to the men’s singles quarter-finals. The 20-year-old from Almora, won her maiden Super 500 title at the India Open in January. And then reached the final of the German Open last week, shocking the world three Antonsen.

Two-time medalist at World Basel 2019 and 2021 Huelva, respectively. It was their first meeting on the international stage. The stunning World bronze medalist will face Hong Kong’s eighth seed Ng Ka Long Angus or China’s Lu Guang Zu in the quarter-finals. Lakhsya Sen shows his tactical sharpness when playing a defensive game. And Antonsen’s lead from the net to lead 11-9 at half-time. After the break, he held on to his lead to make it a 13-9 lead. And maintain the lead to bag the opening game.

Sen kept his distance from the baseline and tried to use his smash wisely. To take an early 9-5 lead before an empathetic point lead at half-time. Antonsen fought back to 14-14, up six points in the run. The duo moved 14-14 to 16-16 before Sen managed to add to their two-point lead at 18-16. He kept pulling and hitting cross-court for three match points. Antonsen saved one rally after another, pulling the Indian close the door next to him to reach the last 8.

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