Lakshya Sen defeats Lee Zii Jia to reach All England Championship semi-finals | Badminton News

India’s Lakshya Sen showed great determination as she stunned former champion Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the men’s singles semi-finals of the All England Championships in Birmingham. The 22-year-old Indian, runner-up in 2022, showed good variety in his attack and held on for a 20-22, 21- 16. Defeated Li 21-19. . “It was a very good game and it’s great to be on the winning side. It’s all about keeping the nerve. I know he has the ability to come back and put up a tough fight,” Mori said.

“Even if I’m leading 18-14, I know if I lose a little bit, he’s going to take his chance. It’s important for me to control the tempo. In the end, it’s a matter of not giving him a chance to hit and make the shuttle Keep falling.” World No. 1 and defending Commonwealth Games champion 18 Sen will face Indonesia’s world No. 1 player. 9 Jonatan Christie reaches the semi-finals.

Sen played four three-set matches at Roland Garros last week and then had two back-to-back long matches in the past few days, but despite that, he was able to maintain a high pace.

“It’s really good (physically). The way I played last week and now. It’s all about recovery now because time is running out. My support team has to be on their toes and keep me ready for the next game Be prepared,” Sen said.

The two players had some excruciating exchanges, but with Lee making too many mistakes at the net, Sen managed to take an 8-3 lead.

Soon Sen led 12-7, but Lee, who had only beaten the Indian once in four games, recovered in time to regain the lead 12-12 and then won the first game 20-20.

In the second game, Sen led 11-9 at halftime, then picked up the pace and scored 7 points in a row to get back into the game.

In the decisive game, Sen maintained a high speed and led 7-5 and 11-8 in a row. Although Li scored four points in a row at 15-19, he did not let the advantage slip away.

However, Sen scored the crucial two points to defeat the Malaysian for the fourth time.

In the end, the Malaysians handed the victory to the Indians with a long shot, and the Indians celebrated on their backs.

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