New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen after profitable Canada Open in Calgary beating reigning All England champion China’s Li Shi Feng (World quantity 10) in straight video games with the rating of 21-18, 22-20 within the ultimate of males’s singles.
“Heartiest congratulations to lakshya_sen on clinching the CanadaOpen title with a memorably stellar performance. The top scheme athlete has proven the true grit and talent of Indian athletes once again. May you always attain new heights making India proud,” tweeted Home Minister Amit Shah.
This is Lakshya’s second BWF World Tour 500 title as he beforehand gained the India Open in January 2022.
Lakshya at the moment ranked 19 on this planet defeated world quantity 4 Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Round of 32, WR-11 Japan’s Kento Nishimoto in semis and world quantity 10 China’s Li Shi Feng within the summit conflict to clinch the title.
In the Round of 32 within the Canada Open, Lakshya Sen’s opening match was in opposition to Thailand’s badminton participant Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Sen defeated him 21-18 and 21-15.
In Round 16, Lakshya Sen confronted Brazil’s Ygor Coelho de Oliveira. Sen triumphed over him by profitable 21-15 and 21-11.
In the quarter-final match, he confronted German badminton participant Julien Carraggi. This was the one match of Lakshya Sen which went into the third set within the Canada Open. Sen gained the primary set by 21-8 however within the second set, the German gave a troublesome battle and gained the stage by 21-17. Eventually, Sen flexed his muscular tissues within the third set by profitable 21-10.
In the semi-final, the 21-year-old trounced Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto by 21-17 and 21-14.
In the ultimate Lakshya confronted China’s Li Shi Feng and outclassed him by profitable in straight units 21-18 and 22-20.
Meanwhile, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu didn’t e-book a finale ticket after shedding 14-21 15-21 to world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in her girls’s singles semifinal. (ANI)