Indonesia Masters Highlights: Lakshya vs Jonatan Highlights: Lakshya Sen’s impressive run in the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament ended with a quarterfinal loss to Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie on Friday. Follow Indonesia Masters 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Indonesia Masters Highlights: Lakshya Sen loses in quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters
World number 12 Sen squandered an opening game advantage to go down 21-15, 10-21, 13-21 to home favourite Christie, ranked 3rd, in a 62- minute men’s singles match. Coming into the match with a 1-0 head-to-head record, Commonwealth Games champion Sen showed his prowess as he opened up a 8-5 lead and maintained it at the break.
Christie knocked off the three-point deficit after resumption and made it 15-15 before the Indian reeled off six straight points to pocket the opening game.
After the change of sides, Sen lost his grip on the match as Christie looked like a different player, zooming to 11-2 in a jiffy before levelling the match Christie made a good start in the decider, galloping to a 5-1 lead. Sen produced four points on the trot but he was left with too much to do.
The Indonesian ensured their was no hiccup as he marched to 11-6 lead and maintained a healthy distance from his opponent to eventually seal the contest with a four-point burst. Sen had reached the second round at India Open last week.
Indonesia Masters Highlights: Lakshya Sen loses in quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters
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