Lakshya Sen saves four game points to win the Canada Badminton Open beating China’s Li Shi Feng
Lakshya with precise cross-court smashes combined with brilliant play at the net raced to a 6-2 lead early in the first game.
Lakshya with precise cross-court smashes combined with brilliant play at the net raced to a 6-2 lead early in the first game.
World No 19th, Lakshya Sen, defeated world No. 11 Nishimoto 21-17, 21-14 in 44 minutes to storm into his first final on the 2023 BWF Tour.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu defeated China’s world No. 45 Gao Fang Jie in straight games 21-13, 21-7 in the quarter-finals and entered her third semi-final of the year.
World No. 15 , PV Sindhu, received a walkover from World no 27 Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira, in the round of 16.
They move into the second round of the Canada Badminton Open.