All England Open LIVE: Lakshya Sen loses narrowly to Jonatan Christie, missing out on final berth

All England Open Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie Live Updates:

10.19 PM: That’s it. Christie is in the final as Lakshya loses 12-21, 21-10, 15-21. But well played, Lakshya.

10.15 PM: It’s safe to say, it’s all over for the Indian. IND 12-19 INA

10.14 PM: Christie is only four points away from a win. Lakshya has a lot to catch up/ IND 12-17 INA

10.11 PM: It is not looking great for Lakshya at the moment as the lead is increasing for Christie. IND 12-15 INA

10.09 PM: The lead is increasing for the Indonesia now. IND 10-13 INA

10.07 PM: The Indian shouldn’t have let the lead slip away, but still anyone’s match now. IND 9-11 INA

10.05 PM: Christie is starting to take a lead now. Lakshya can’t get complacent. IND 8-11 INA

10.03 PM: Both men are not willing to give up as yet, as the score is equal now. IND 8-8 INA

10.00 PM: Christie has equalised here, but one gets a feeling that Lakshya is in a better position. IND 6-6 INA

9.58 PM: The momentum is in Lakshya’s favour at the moment. But still it’s a slender lead at this point. IND 6-4 INA

9.57 PM: Lakshya responds with two cracking smashes. That’s the way to go. IND 5-3 INA

9.55PM: The Indonesian is not willing to give up as yet. He pulls three back. IND 3-3 INA

9.53 PM: Lakshya has started brightly here, and Christie looks nervous. IND 3-0 INA

9.52 PM: Last game starts and Christie with an unforced error on the net here. IND 1-0 INA

9.48 PM: And Lakshya has taken the second game. Good recovery for him after a surprise first game. IND 21-10 INA

9.45 PM: He is just running away here. But the last game will be tough for both men. IND 18-7 INA

9.43 PM: If the Indian can play like this, one wonders, what was his last year’s slump all about? IND 16-4 INA

9.42 PM: Lakshya is running through Christie in this game with his attacking ploy. IND 14-4 INA

9.40 PM: This is some recovery from the India, as he has raced to an 11-3 lead in the second game.

9.37 PM: What he’s doing different in this game is, not letting the opponent to attack. IND 7-3 INA

9.35 PM: The two men are playing at a rapid pace, as Lakshya maintains his lead. IND 4-2 INA

9.34 PM: A very concerned Prakash Padukone has some words of advice for Lakshya, and he as a two-point lead here. IND 2-1 INA

9.30 PM: And that is it. Christie takes the first game 21-12.

9.29 PM: So many errors on the net for the young Indian player. Not the best time to be making those. IND 12-19 INA

9.27 PM: Lakshya is now looking to cover lost ground in the second game. IND 10-16 INA

9.25 PM: And suddenly, it is not looking good for Lakshya here. He has lost a bit of momentum. IND 8-14 INA

9.21 PM: A few errors creeping into the Indian’s game at the moment. IND 7-11 INA

9.18 PM: The best part about Lakshya in this tournament has been, that he has looked confident of facing higher-ranked opponents. IND 6-8 INA

9.16 PM: Lakshya is looking confident here, but the score is still tied. IND 5-5 INA

9.15 PM: Lakshya needs to be vert careful on the net here. Christie pulls two back. IND 3-3 INA

9.13 PM: The Indian gets three in a row, courtesy of unforced errors from the opponent. IND 3-1 INA

9.11 PM: And the match is underway. Lakhya with a faulty serve. IND 0-1 INA

8.41 PM: So as things stand now, there has been a delay to the ongoing women’s singles match. But we should be up and running in 15 mins now.

7.40 PM: Oh wait, first the women’s singles match between An Se Young and Akane Yamaguchi will take place.

7.22 PM: Meanwhile, this tournament has been a huge boost for Lakhsya’s bid to qualify for Paris Olympics.

6.44 PM: Just a few minutes left for the start of the match. Lakshya needs to start the match well here.

6.23 PM: We are just half an hour away from the start of the match. what do you think, can Lakshya get past the Indonesian?

6.04 PM: In the other men’s semis, Antony Ginting has won his match and reached the All England semis.

5.29 PM: It has been a very satisfying tournament for Lakshya. He has beaten the likes of Anders Antonsen, and Lee Zii Joa in the previous rounds, which shows he’s in good form.

5.20 PM: Hello and welcome to the live updates for the semis clash between Lakshya and Christie. Both men have been exceptional so far in the tournament, having beaten some big guns. Hopefully, the Indian can go the distance.

In the semi-finals of the Men’s Singles event at the All England Open Super 1000 Badminton Championships in Birmingham, Lakshya Sen will be aiming to keep the Indian flag flying high when he faces Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. On the penultimate day of the competition, Sen is the only remaining Indian player.

Players like HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth withdrew from the men’s singles competition in the first round. In the women’s singles Round of 16, Korea’s An Se Young would defeat two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu. The top men’s doubles team, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, also lost to Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana of Indonesia in the Round of 16.

Sen, who had lost to Viktor Axelsen in the championship match of the prestigious event in 2022 and finished runner-up, made it to the final four with a valiant victory over Lee Zii Jia. The Malaysian was defeated 20-22, 21-16, 21-19 in a nail-biting quarterfinal match.

Christie, however, had defeated Shi Yu Qi 21–12 in their opening match when the latter made the decision to retire, enabling the Indonesian to advance to the round of four and set up a semifinal matchup with Sen.