Xtra Time Web Desk : Current World Championship Bronze medalist Lakshya Seen on Saturday went past Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong in a brilliant semi final clash as he came from behind to qualify for the final of the ongoing India open.
Third seed Sen, ranked 17 in the world, will face reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the summit clash on Sunday in a repeat of Dutch Open final last year.
The 20-year-old from Almora, who had joined his mentor Prakash Padukone, B Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth as a medallist at the World championships last month, notched up a 19-21 21-16 21-12 win over the world number 60 Yong in a thrilling sem-ifinal clash.
“It is a good feeling to play my first super 500 final at my home country. The first game was pretty close, I did some errors which cost me. But I kept my calm in the second and third game and managed to pull out,” Sen said after the match.
Loh, seeded fifth, was given a walkover in the other semi-finals by Canada’s Brian Yang after developing a sore throat and headache. Sen will be itching to set the record straight after losing the Dutch Open final to Loh. Overall, the duo has a 2-2 head-to-head record with Sen losing two of the last three meetings.
“Both of us are playing well, it will be a good match tomorrow and I am really looking forward to playing him,” Sen said about his final clash.
Both shuttlers showed their attacking prowess during the last four clash but eventually the Indian shuttler made a brilliant come back to emerge as the winner, after initially losing the first game to his opponent Yong.
(News Source : PTI)