Indian badminton participant Lakshya Sen progressed to the lads’s singles quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters 2023 BWF Super 500 event in Jakarta on Thursday. The seventh-seeded Lakshya Sen got here from behind in opposition to Malaysia’s NG Tze Yong, the world No. 28 within the newest badminton rankings, to win his round-of-16 match 19-21, 21-8, 21-17. Both gamers have been evenly matched within the early exchanges and have been tied at 13-all within the first recreation at a degree. The Malaysian shuttler, nevertheless, broke free and took the lead.

The present Commonwealth Games champion, Lakshya Sen, got here again strongly and fully dominated the second recreation to tie the match. The last match was a lot nearer, and the Indian shuttler wanted to win the ultimate three factors straight to ensure his spot within the quarterfinals.

Saina Nehwal of India was eradicated from the ladies’s singles competitors later within the day after dropping to Yue Han of China 15-21, 7-21.

Yue Han, the eighth seed in girls’s singles, dictated the tempo of the match from the outset, making it unimaginable for the Indian Olympian to achieve a foothold within the contest.

Later on within the day, the spherical of 16 girls’s doubles matches that includes Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa will happen.

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