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ICYMI: Lakshya Sen stuns WR 3 Antonsen; Satwik-Chirag out of All-England Badminton C’ship

Lakshya Sen remained the final man standing on the All-England Championship for India after a large number of stars bowed out yesterday, together with PV Sindhu and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy – Chirag Shetty.

Here are the pertinent bits from Zenia D’Cunha’s updates final night time: For extra particulars, do try yesterday’s blog.

“There was a big upset late in the night at the All England Championship as top seeds and title favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down in the second round. They lost to the 2022 champions Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana 16-21, 15-21 to end their 5-match winning streak as well as their four-final run on the BWF Tour in 2024. Satwik and Chirag, who won the French Open on Sunday and beat the Daddies yesterday, were the in-form pair but the Indonesians played a tactically smart game from the front court to outfox them.”

“From an Indian badminton perspective, this could mean that a wait for another title at the prestigious All England Championship likely continues with Lakshya Sen the last man standing in Birmingham. This loss also ended one of Satwik and Chirag’s 2024 goals – to make a deep run at All England, something they have not been able to in their prolific career so far. But as Satwik said after the loss at India Open in January, a robust loss generally is a enormous motivation for them – and this can actually rely as one.”

Lakshya Sen stuns WR3 Antonsen

“Lakshya Sen played a stunning match to knock out world No 3 Anders Antonsen at the All England Championship. The Indian came back from 2-8 down in the decider to win 24-22, 11-21, 21-14 and reach the quarterfinals of the Super 1000 event.”

“Lakshya, who has turned his month-long poor form around last week at the French Open continued his seed-slaying form and push for Paris Olympics qualification. In a dramatic match where there was little to separate both players, he held his nerve better and found a superb second wind to grab 8 straight points just when it looked like the Dane would clinch it. This match, as much as the big wins against Li Shi Feng and Loh Kean Yew last week, will validate that Lakshya is well and truly back after that huge slump since August last year. Up next, is going to be another challenge against Lee Zii Jia but the Indian leads him 3-1 and will back himself for a second straight semifinal in two weeks.”

What’s on in the present day?

• Just the lone Indian badminton star can be in motion in the present day on the All England Championships: Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia [Men’s singles QF] @ 11:20 pm (estimated)

• In PVL, Ahmedabad Defenders face Delhi Toofans.

• Sharath Kamal is in QF motion on the Singapore Smash, with the 41-year-old taking up 17-year-old world no. 6 Felix Lebrun of France at 3:15 pm.

What occurred yesterday?

In an action-packed day:

• Badminton: All-England Championships: Lakshya Sen shocked Anders Antonsen, whereas title favourites Satwiksairaj Rankireddy – Chirag Shetty crashed out to the 2022 All-England champions. Earlier PV Sindhu misplaced to An Se Young.

• ISL: 10-man Bengaluru FC misplaced 2-1 to FC Goa

• AFC Cup: Odisha FC had no pictures in any respect in a 0-0 draw in opposition to Central Coast Mariners that knocked them out of the AFC Cup.

• PVL: Mumbai Meteors and Calicut Heroes registered wins over Ahmedabad Defenders and Bengaluru Torpedoes respectively.

• WTT: Sharath Kamal grew to become the primary Indian males’s singles participant to succeed in the quarterfinal of a Grand Smash event on the WTT Tour.

You can discover all the small print on what occurred yesterday, here.