NEW DELHI: India’s Lakshya Sen delivered a outstanding efficiency, securing a shocking three-game victory over World No. 3 Anders Antonsen to advance to the quarterfinals of the All England Championships in Birmingham on Thursday.
Sen, at the moment ranked World No. 18, fought again from a 2-8 deficit within the deciding recreation after dropping the second recreation, finally prevailing 24-22, 11-21, 21-14 over Antonsen, a three-time medalist on the World Championships, in a contentious second-round match.
In the meantime, PV Sindhu, a double Olympic medalist, displayed glimpses of her prowess however succumbed to errors within the girls’s singles second spherical, struggling a 19-21, 11-21 defeat in opposition to world No. 1 An Se Younger of Korea.
This marked Sindhu’s seventh consecutive loss to the formidable An Se Younger, who had made historical past as the primary Korean girl singles participant to clinch the World Championships title the earlier 12 months.
Sen entered the match with a 1-3 document in opposition to Antonsen, who had emerged victorious of their final three encounters. Nonetheless, Sen showcased a robust efficiency, main 17-15 within the first recreation earlier than securing it with a sequence of highly effective smashes.
Though Antonsen dominated the second recreation, Sen regrouped within the decider, rallying from behind to stage the rating at 13-13.
Momentum shifted in Sen’s favor as he capitalised on Antonsen’s errors, finally clinching the match with a sequence of well-executed pictures and smashes.
(With PTI inputs)
Sen, at the moment ranked World No. 18, fought again from a 2-8 deficit within the deciding recreation after dropping the second recreation, finally prevailing 24-22, 11-21, 21-14 over Antonsen, a three-time medalist on the World Championships, in a contentious second-round match.
In the meantime, PV Sindhu, a double Olympic medalist, displayed glimpses of her prowess however succumbed to errors within the girls’s singles second spherical, struggling a 19-21, 11-21 defeat in opposition to world No. 1 An Se Younger of Korea.
This marked Sindhu’s seventh consecutive loss to the formidable An Se Younger, who had made historical past as the primary Korean girl singles participant to clinch the World Championships title the earlier 12 months.
Sen entered the match with a 1-3 document in opposition to Antonsen, who had emerged victorious of their final three encounters. Nonetheless, Sen showcased a robust efficiency, main 17-15 within the first recreation earlier than securing it with a sequence of highly effective smashes.
Though Antonsen dominated the second recreation, Sen regrouped within the decider, rallying from behind to stage the rating at 13-13.
Momentum shifted in Sen’s favor as he capitalised on Antonsen’s errors, finally clinching the match with a sequence of well-executed pictures and smashes.
(With PTI inputs)
