India’s badminton megastar Lakshya Sen displayed nice resilience sooner than succumbing to reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng from China within the males’s singles semifinals of the US Open Super 300 tournament on Saturday.
Seeded 3rd, Lakshya fought valiantly however in the end misplaced 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 in opposition to the second-seeded Feng in a grueling last-four fit that lasted one hour and 16 mins.
The opening recreation witnessed an in depth duel between the seventh-ranked Feng and the Twelfth-ranked Lakshya, with each avid gamers fiercely vying for dominance till achieving 17 issues. However, the Chinese shuttler exhibited competitive play, profiting from some unforced mistakes made by way of the Indian, permitting Feng to safe the lead.
Nevertheless, Lakshya, a bronze medalist on the earth championships, refused to give up and not using a battle and fixed a robust comeback in the second one recreation.
The moment recreation additionally noticed an intense fight between the 2 shuttlers, as neither used to be prepared to concede an inch to the opposite. Engaged in long rallies, they hired a mix of artful drop photographs and strong smashes of their makes an attempt to outmaneuver every different. This fierce contest persisted until 22 issues, at which level Lakshya secured two consecutive issues, leveling the fit and pushing it right into a decisive 3rd recreation.
The ultimate recreation reflected the development of the primary, as Feng took an early merit, main 11–8 on the damage. However, Lakshya remained in rivalry till the ranking reached 17 issues, at which level his Chinese opponent sped up and booked his access to the overall.
Just final week, he had defeated Feng 21-18, 22-20 to assert his moment BWF Super 500 identify on the Canada Open.
(With company inputs)
Seeded 3rd, Lakshya fought valiantly however in the end misplaced 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 in opposition to the second-seeded Feng in a grueling last-four fit that lasted one hour and 16 mins.
The opening recreation witnessed an in depth duel between the seventh-ranked Feng and the Twelfth-ranked Lakshya, with each avid gamers fiercely vying for dominance till achieving 17 issues. However, the Chinese shuttler exhibited competitive play, profiting from some unforced mistakes made by way of the Indian, permitting Feng to safe the lead.
Nevertheless, Lakshya, a bronze medalist on the earth championships, refused to give up and not using a battle and fixed a robust comeback in the second one recreation.
The moment recreation additionally noticed an intense fight between the 2 shuttlers, as neither used to be prepared to concede an inch to the opposite. Engaged in long rallies, they hired a mix of artful drop photographs and strong smashes of their makes an attempt to outmaneuver every different. This fierce contest persisted until 22 issues, at which level Lakshya secured two consecutive issues, leveling the fit and pushing it right into a decisive 3rd recreation.
The ultimate recreation reflected the development of the primary, as Feng took an early merit, main 11–8 on the damage. However, Lakshya remained in rivalry till the ranking reached 17 issues, at which level his Chinese opponent sped up and booked his access to the overall.
Just final week, he had defeated Feng 21-18, 22-20 to assert his moment BWF Super 500 identify on the Canada Open.
(With company inputs)