All England Open 2022: 20-year-old Lakshya Sen beat the champion to make it to the final

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By-Antriksh

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Published: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 21:52 [IST]

New Delhi, March 19: Indian players continue to do well in the All India Badminton Championship 2022 and now in the men’s singles event, India’s promising shuttler Lakshya Sen has entered the finals. Following Gayatri Pullela’s doubles feat, Lakshya Sen defeated defending champion Lee Ji Jia of Malaysia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 to enter the singles final.

World Championships bronze medalist Lakshya had reached the semi-finals after being given a walkover by China’s rival Lu Guang Xu. Sen had earlier defeated World No. 3 and two-time medalist Anders Antonsen of Denmark at the World Championships 21-16 21-18 to reach the quarter-finals on Thursday. The Indians would like to continue their stellar form as they enter the finals of the prestigious tournament. Padukone and Gopichand are the only Indians to win the coveted event, while Saina Nehwal reached the finals in 2015.

Lakshya has been in fine form since winning the bronze medal at the World Championships. He won his maiden Super 500 title at the India Open in January and then finished runner-up at the German Open last week.

Story first published: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 21:52 [IST]



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