Indonesia Masters Badminton Highlights : India’s campaign at the Indonesia Masters Badminton has come to an end. Lakshya Sen, who was the sole Indian left in the singles competition has bowed out of the tournament. He suffered a 21-15, 10-21, 13-21 defeat in three games against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie. Later in the day, The Indian Women’s doubles duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa lost suffered 13-21, 18-21 defeat against against Japan’s Fukushima-Hirota duo in LAST-8: Follow Indonesia Masters Quarterfinals LIVE updates with Insidesport.IN & Watch Indonesia Masters LIVE Streaming on VOOT
Indonesia Masters Badminton Highlights: India’s campaign ends, Lakshya Sen loses to Jonatan Christie in quarterfinal, Ponnappa-Crasto pair suffer straight game defeat – Watch Highlights
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- Lakshya Sen LOST TO Jonatan Christie – 21-15, 10-21, 13-21
- Crasto/ Ponappa LOST TO Fukushima / Hirota – 13-21, 15-21
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World number 12 Sen squandered an opening game advantage to go down 21-15, 10-21, 13-21 to home favourite Christie, ranked 3rd, in a 62- minute men’s singles match. Coming into the match with a 1-0 head-to-head record, Commonwealth Games champion Sen showed his prowess as he opened up a 8-5 lead and maintained it at the break.
Christie knocked off the three-point deficit after resumption and made it 15-15 before the Indian reeled off six straight points to pocket the opening game.
After the change of sides, Sen lost his grip on the match as Christie looked like a different player, zooming to 11-2 in a jiffy before levelling the match Christie made a good start in the decider, galloping to a 5-1 lead. Sen produced four points on the trot but he was left with too much to do.
The Indonesian ensured their was no hiccup as he marched to 11-6 lead and maintained a healthy distance from his opponent to eventually seal the contest with a four-point burst. Sen had reached the second round at India Open last week.
Indonesia Masters Badminton Highlights: India’s campaign ends, Lakshya Sen loses to Jonatan Christie in quarterfinal, Ponnappa-Crasto pair suffer straight game defeat – Watch Highlights
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