File photo of Lakshya Sen© AFP
World Championship bronze medalist Lakshya Sen reached the men’s singles semifinals of the All England Championships after his opponent Lu Guang Zu of China gave a walkover in Birmingham on Friday. The 20-year-old from Almora, who took his first Super 500 title at the India Open in January and finished second at the German Open last week, will face the winner of the match between sixth-seeded Malaysian Lee Zii. Jia and Japan’s second-seeded Kento Momota in the final four round.
However, fifth-seeded Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty failed to cross the quarter-final hurdle, losing 22-24 17-21 to Indonesian top tier Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in 47 minutes.
Sen had stunned the world No. 3 and two-time medalist at the World Championships Anders Antonsen of Denmark 21-16 21-18 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals.
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The Indian had beaten World No. 1 and Olympic Champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark last week on his way to his first Super 300 final.
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