Lakshya gives Dan a scare

Auckland, May 4

Teenage shuttler Lakshya Sen reaffirmed his status as one of India’s rising talents as he gave the legendary Lin Dan a scare before losing in three games at the Auckland Open Badminton Championship here on Wednesday. Up against two-time Olympics champion Dan, the 17-year-old gave a fantastic account of himself by pocketing the first game before going down 15-21 21-15 21-12 in a second round match that lasted 67 minutes.
“Good match against the legend Lin Dan……gave my best shot!! Have realised that I still have a long way to go!” tweeted Sen.
Meanwhile, Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma won their respective matches in straight games to enter the quarterfinals. Praneeth defeated Malaysia’s Darren Liew 21-18 21-7, while fifth seed Verma got the better of Cheuk Yiu Lee of Hong Kong 21-17 21-19. Ajay Jayram, however, lost to Kwang Hee Heo of Korea 21-15 20-22 6-21 in another marathon match.

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