All England Championship: Lakshya Sen’s win over No. 3 ranked Antonson, Saina loses to world champion
PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth are also presenting their challenge for India in the All England, while the number one Indian pair of Chirag and Satwik are also eyeing the men’s doubles.
Lakshya Sen has been in excellent form for some time now
One of the most prestigious Badminton tournaments of the year All England Badminton Championships (All England Badminton Championship 2022) Indian giants are also placing their bets in this. On Thursday 17 March, the last-16 matches of the tournament were played, in which there was some good and some bad news for India. Youth sensation Lakshya Sen in men’s singles (Lakshya Sen) The great form continues. The 20-year-old Indian star defeated No. 3 ranked Denmark’s Anders Antonsen 21-16, 21-18 to make it to the next round. Wherein India’s veteran star Saina Nehwal in women’s singles (Saina Nehwal) Had to get out after losing. Saina was defeated 21-14, 17-21, 21-17 by reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in a fierce and hard-fought match to advance to the next round.
Young Indian star Lakshya Sen, who defeated world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark at the German Open last week, has now taken another big hunt. Lakshya Sen, ranked 11th in the world rankings, defeated Antonson in two straight games. The fast-moving Lakshya had a late clash with the more experienced Danish player and took the lead in the crucial moments, winning 55 minutes to reach the quarter-finals.
Powerful performance by Saina
On the other hand, London Olympics bronze medalist Saina Nehwal has been going through a period of injury and poor form for a long time, but she performed tremendously in All England. After winning the first round, Saina clashed with world number two Yamaguchi. The Indian player gave a tremendous performance and gave a tough fight to push Yamaguchi till the third game, where again the match was close and the world champion Yamaguchi was finally defeated in a 50-minute fight.
Eyes on Sindhu-Kidambi
India’s hopes are right now on Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist PV Sindhu. Which will play its last 16 match against Japan’s Sayaka Takahashi on Thursday itself. Apart from him, Kidambi Srikanth will face Anthony Sinisuka Jinting of Indonesia in the men’s singles. In men’s doubles, Germany’s pair is in front of India’s top pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. These three matches will also be played on Thursday only.
