Hylo Open Badminton LIVE – Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Enters Quarterfinals: Young Lakshya Sen & former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikant has made it to the last 8 of Hylo Open 2021 in Germany. Srikanth defeated Dong Keun Lee in 3 sets. The performance of the day came in from Lakshya who upset 4th seed Tzu Wei Wang of Taiwan for place in the last 8. Meanwhile Sourabh Verma lost in straight games to Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen and crashed out of the tournament. Follow Hylo Open LIVE updates on InsideSport.in
Hylo Open Badminton LIVE: Brilliant Lakshya Sen upset 4th seed, along with Kidambi Srikanth enters Quarterfinals: Follow LIVE updates
INDIA at HYLO OPEN BADMINTON RESULTS – Last 16 Matches
- Kidambi Srikanth BEAT Dong Keun Lee (S.KOREA)21-9, 19-21, 21-10
- Lakshya Sen beat Tzu Wei Wang (TAI) 21-17, 21-15
- Sourabh Verma lost to Kantaphon Wangcharoen (THA) 21-13, 21-10
- Ashwani Ponappa & Siki Reddy lost to Putri Syaikah & (INA) 15-21, 16-21
Lakshya Sen beat Tzu Wei Wang (TAI) 21-17, 21-15
India’s new badminton sensation Lakshya Sen showed smashing form as he upsetted Taiwan’s Tzu Wei Wang. Lakshya’s pace & down the smashes were too hot to handle for the Taiwanese player.
20 year old Indian won the match 21-17, 21-15 and will now play of Netherlands for place in the semifinals
Kidambi Srikanth BEAT Dong Keun Lee (S.KOREA)21-9, 19-21, 21-10
Srikanth started with bang against Lee as he easily won the 1st game 21-9. The Korean came back to win the 2nd 19-21. Srikanth had saved his best for the last game as he hit some scorching down the line smashes to win 21-10
It is worth noting that before the encounter Srikanth had lost to the Korean twice in 3 Head to Head mathces.
Srikanth will now take on 3rd seed NG Ka Long Angus of Taiwan in Quarterfinals on Friday evening.
Sourabh Verma lost to Kantaphon Wangcharoen (THA) 21-13, 21-10
Meanwhile, 36th ranked Sourabh Verma has lost to 11th ranked Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand. Sourabh was no match for the fast moving Thai and lost in straight games to crash out of the tournament.
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Hylo Open Badminton LIVE: All eyes on Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth for a place in Quarterfinals- Follow LIVE updates
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