New Delhi, 18/3:Lakshya Sen, the 20-year-old from Almora, who had claimed his maiden Super 500 title at India Open in January and then reached the finals of German Open last week, notched up an upset 21-16 21-18 win over third seed Antonsen. PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out of the All England Championships.
Lakshya Sen reached the quarter-final of the All England Championship while PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out.
World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen stunned world No. 3 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in straight games to progress to the men’s singles quarterfinals but it was curtains for Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal at the All England Championships here on Thursday.
Sen, the 20-year-old from Almora, who had claimed his maiden Super 500 title at India Open in January and then reached the finals of German Open last week, notched up an upset 21-16 21-18 win over third seed Antonsen