World Championships bronze medalist Lakshya Sen entered his maiden World Tour Super 500 summit conflict with a behind-the-scenes win over Malaysia’s Ng Tje Yong on the Yonex-Sunrise India Open right here on Saturday.
Third seed Sen, ranked seventeenth on this planet, will face defending world champion Loh Keen Yew of Singapore within the remaining of final yr’s Dutch Open within the summit conflict on Sunday.
The 20-year-old from Almora, who alongside together with his mentors Prakash Padukone, B Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth had joined World Championships medalists final month, received 19-21, 21-16, 21-12 at world no. registered. 60 yong in an exciting semifinal bout.
“It is a superb feeling to play your first Super 500 remaining in our nation. The first sport was very shut, I made some errors which value me. But I stored my cool within the second and third video games and managed to get out,” Sen stated after the match.
Loh, seeded fifth, was given a walkover by Canada’s Brian Yang within the different semi-finals after struggling a sore throat and headache.
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Sen will probably be seeking to set a straight file after shedding to Loh within the Dutch Open remaining. Overall, the 2 have a 2-2 face-off file, with Sen shedding two of the final three conferences.
“We are both playing well, tomorrow it will be a good match and I am really looking forward to playing with him,” Sen stated of his remaining conflict.
Both the shuttlers confirmed their attacking abilities over the last 4 clashes.
Sen took his opponent throughout the courtroom together with his return and made good use of his smashes to take a four-point lead at 10-6 after happening 2-4 at the beginning.
The Indian entered the interval 11-8 after Yong went huge.
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After the break, Sen made some arduous smashes to hassle the Malaysian however he couldn’t preserve the strain up as Yong made it 14-14. The Malaysian misses Sen with an ideal internet shot to take the lead.
Yong then received a video referral to take a two-point lead at 16-14. Sen then managed the proceedings to return at 17-17.
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However, Yong grabbed two sport factors when Sen’s return of serve went huge and sealed it comfortably.
Yong maintained the momentum within the second sport to take a 4-1 lead. Sen did properly to cowl the deficit however Young made positive his nostril was forward on the break.
Resuming Sep 11, Sen continued his chase to show issues round. He leveled 13-13 and took a 19-16 lead with a robust drive away from his opponent’s forehand. A internet error from Yong gave Sen 4 sport factors and sealed it when Yong once more made a mistake within the internet.
In the decider, Sen made a assured begin to lead 4-1 earlier than reaching 9-5 with a cross courtroom leap smash. He performed one other correct shot on the baseline and with Yong’s huge, Sen entered the hole with an enormous six-point benefit.
Sen then shortly took an 18-12 lead in a smash-hitting spree. He picked up eight match factors with a drop and sealed it with no hitch after his opponent went into the online once more.
Sen had received two Super 100 titles – the Dutch Open and the SaarLorLux Open – along with three worldwide challenges in Belgium, Scotland and Bangladesh in 2019 after COVID-19 halted his progress considerably.
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Last yr, the teen made it to the semifinals at Hylo, scorching with a bronze medal on the World Championships earlier than reaching the knockout stage on the World Tour Finals.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
