Lakshya storms into semifinals
Bangkok, June 2
Lakshya Sen stormed into the semifinals of Thailand Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game demolition of Leong Jun Hao in the men’s singles quarterfinals here today.
The 21-year-old punched the air after unleashing a jump smash which sealed his 21-19 21-11 win over the qualifier from Malaysia.
The win helped him reach the last-four stage for the first time this season. Lakshya, whose ranking has slipped to world No. 23 from a career-high of No. 6 following below-par performances this season, will take on Thailand’s second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semifinals.
Kiran George’s dream run, however, came to an end after he lost 16-21 17-21 against Toma Junior Popov of France in another men’s singles match.
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