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 The World number 12 Lakshya Sen's brilliant run came to an end as he lost to Kulvant Vitisdarn in the finals of Super 300 German Open played at Westenergie Sporthalle, Mulhelm on Sunday. Lakshya Sen defeated some top players in the run to the finals. He produced one of the best performances being down in the 3 rd game and winning against Victor Axelsen, World number 1 in the semi-finals. Sen struggled against the Thailand player Kulvant Vitisdarn right from the word go. The Indian struggled with his rhythm as Vitisdarn took the advantage of chances. Due to a leg injury, Sen looked in pain and never challenged the Thai player. The first game saw the Thai player putting enough pressure on Sen’s injury. Despite Vitisdarn being in the lead. Sen produced a stunning comeback in the first game. After being down 13-18, Sen fought back strongly to reduce the gap to 18-20. Vitisdarn won the first game easily at 21-18. Vitisdarn began the 2 nd game on an aggressive note taking adva...

 The World number 12 and World Champion bronze medallists Lakshya Sen produced one of his best performances defeating World number 1 Victor Axelsen of Denmark in a thrilling encounter played at Westenergie Sporthalle, Mulhelm on Saturday. It was an impressive performance by Sen in the first game as he dominated Axselen right from the word go putting the opposition under pressure. The Indian never looked threatened by his opposition and won the first game easily at 21-13. The second game saw Axelesen make a strong comeback with attacking shots and made life tough for Lakshya Sen. After the mid-game interval, the Danish player showed intent winning the 2 nd game easily at 21-12 to force the match into the decider. It was a closely fought third and deciding game. Both players started initially taking alternate points till 4-4. Axelsen kept the pressure on Sen taking an 11-8 lead at the interval. After the mid-game interval, Sen struggled to keep pace along with the tall lanky p...

 The Indian shuttlers had a mixed day as Lakshya Sen entered the semi-finals stage of the Super 300 German Open played at Westenergie Sporthalle, Mulhelm on Friday. World number 12 Lakshya Sen defeated Indian counterpart HS Prannoy in two straight games. HS Prannoy started the first game taking an early 4-0 lead. Soon after, Sen showed great fighting skills to level the scores at 10-10. Lakshya created enough pressure on Prannoy after the break and won the first easily by 21-15. It was a closely fought second game initially as both players fought for each point. Sen managed a slender 11-10 lead. After the break, Sen took 5 points in succession to win the second game easily by 21-16 to move into the semi-finals. In the 2 nd round, he defeated 4 th seeded Anthony Gingting to progress into the top 8 stages. The World Champion silver medallists Kidambi Srikanth lost to number 1 ranked Victor Axselen in two straight games. It was a dominating performance in the first game as the...

 The top Indian shuttlers did not feel rustiness as they moved into the second round of the Super 300 German Open played at Westenergie Sporthalle, Mulhelm on Tuesday. Kidambi Srikanth defeated Brice Leverdez in a three-game thriller. The Indian started the first game on an aggressive note winning the first set easily at 21-10. Srikanth lost his stem and committed unforced errors as he lost 2 nd set by 13-21. The third game saw the Indian dominating his opposition winning the third game easily at 21-7 to move into the second round. He will take on LU GZ of China. Lakshya Sen started his tournament on a winning note defeating Kanthaon Wangchareon easily. The Indian produced dominating display in the first game going past opponents by 21-6. It was a closely fought 2 nd game as both players fought for each point before Sen won the second game by 22-20 to move into the second round. He will take on Anthony Ginting PV Sindhu cruised to a comfortable straight-set win over Busnan ...