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Indias Lakshya Sen stunned Lee Zii Jia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in three games to enter his maiden final at All England Championships. World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya had advanced to the semis after his opponent Lu Guang Zu of China gave a walkover. Sen had earlier stunned World No 3 and two-time medallist at World Championships, Anders Antonsen of Denmark, 21-16 21-18 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals.
In the previous meeting between Lakshya and Zii Jia, which was at the India International Series back in 2016, the Indian had emerged victorious. Zii Jia dominated Momota for the major part in the quarter-finals and Lakshya will have to put up a resilient show against the Malaysian’s attacking approach.
‘Lakshya will be one of the top players. Lee was effusive in his praise for Lakshya and described the Indian as someone who can be among the top players in the future. “Lakshya Sen has performed quite well recently and for me, I want to keep it the same way and enjoy the game,” said Lee. “He’s getting there and in future he will be one of the top players, of course.” “I tried to speed up the game in the rubber and focus on my attacking shots. The strategy worked well and this win will give me lots of confidence,” Lee said on his win against Momota.
What have we just witnessed 🤯
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 19, 2022
Lakshya Sen is through to the YONEX All England final after beating Lee Zii Jia.
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