On Wednesday Ace India shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 21-18, 21-12 in the badminton men’s singles Group L match and secured a place in the pre-quarters at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
Lakshya clinched a win over Christie in 50 minutes at the La Chapelle Arena. The Indian shuttler dominated the Indonesian and won the first game 8-2. Lakshya capitalised in the second to close out the match against Jonatan Christie.
Sen also topped the men’s singles Group L and could face HS Prannoy in the upcoming Round of 16 match. The pre-quarterfinals will start on Thursday.
Earlier on Monday, Lakshya Sen defeated Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the Group L men’s singles badminton match at the ongoing Paris Olympics. The Indian defeated his Belgian opponent in straight sets 21-19, 21-14 win. The match lasted for 43 minutes at the La Chapelle Arena.
Lakshya turned over a four-point deficit to clinch the first game, and was in full command in the second over Carraggi. On Sunday, Lakshya’s dominating win over Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon in the badminton men’s singles Group L match was “deleted” after the Guatemalan pulled out of the multi-sport event due to a left elbow injury.
According to Olympics.com, Cordon withdrew himself from the ongoing Paris Olympics for which his upcoming Group L matches against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie and Belgium’s Julien Carraggi will not be played.
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