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Lakshya Sen Advances: India Open Singles Hope Alive
15 Jan
Summary
- Lakshya Sen advanced to quarterfinals in singles.
- Prannoy and Srikanth exited in deciding games.
- Bird droppings twice interrupted Prannoy's match.
Lakshya Sen secured a place in the quarterfinals of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament, maintaining India's hopes in the singles category. Sen defeated Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in straight games, advancing to face Lin Chun-yi in the next round.
Meanwhile, Indian badminton faced setbacks as H. S. Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth were both knocked out in the round of 16. Prannoy lost a hard-fought three-game match to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, an encounter twice halted by bird droppings on the court. Srikanth also suffered a defeat in a deciding game against France's Christo Popov.
The women's singles challenge concluded with Malvika Bansod's exit, falling to China's Han Yue. The focus now shifts to the men's and women's doubles pairs, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, and Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, respectively, who are scheduled to compete later.
