New Delhi: World Championship Bronze Medal Lakshya Sen entered the World Tour Maiden Super 500 Clash on Saturday with a coming-from-back victory over Ng Tze Yong at Yonex-Sunrise India Open.
Third Seed Sen, ranked 17th in the world, will face the Government of the world champion Loh Kean Yew from Singapore at Clash Summit on Sunday in the repetition of the Dutch Open Final last year.
Children 20 years old from Almora, who have joined his mentor Prakash Padukone, B Sai Praneeth and Kidambi Srikanth as medalists at the World Championship last month, scored a 19-21 21-16 victory over the number of the world.
60 Yong in thrilling sem-ifinal clashes.
“It is a good feeling to play my first Super 500 final in my home country.
The first game is close enough, I did some mistakes that cost it.
But I remained calm in the second and third match and managed to pull out,” Sen said after the match.
Loh, fifth seed, was given a walkover in the other semi-final by Canada Brian which after developing a sore throat and headache.
Sen will itch to set a direct record after losing the Dutch open final to Loh.
Overall, this duo has a 2-2 head-to-head record with cents losing two of the last three meetings.
“We both played well, it would be a good match tomorrow and I was really looking forward to playing,” said Sen about his last clash.
Both Shuttlers showed their attack skills for the last four matches.
Sen made his opponent move across the court with the return and used his destruction with a good effect to open a four-point advantage at 10-6 after 2-4 at first.
Indians entered the interval at 11-8 after Yong widened.
After the break, Sen came with rigidly destroyed to disturb Malaysia but he could not maintain pressure because Yong made him 14-14.
Malaysia left cents with feet with a clean shot that was right to lead.
Yong then won the video references to lead two points at 16-14.
Sen controlled the process after it was to scratch 17-17.
However, Yong won two game points when they returned from SA widening and sealed it comfortably.
Yong brought momentum in the second game, opened a 4-1 advantage.
Sen did well to remove the deficit but young made sure he had a nose ahead at rest.
Continuing at 9-11, Sen continued his pursuit to reverse things.
He took parity in 13-13 and made the way to the advantage of 19-16 with a strong drive away from his opponent’s forehand.
Clean error from Yong gave Sen Four game points and he sealed him when Yong again crowded on the internet.
In decider, Sen made a confident’s initial, lead 4-1 and then reached 9-5 with other court smash.
He played another precision shot at the beginning and with Yong Going Wide, Sen entered the interval with a big six-point advantage.
Sen went on a smash hit after quickly jumping into the tin 18-12.
He won eight match points with a drop and sealed him without much ADO after his opponent went to the internet again.
Sen has won two Super 100 titles – the Dutch Open and Saarlorlux Open – In addition to three international challenges in Belgium, Scotland and Bangladesh in 2019 before Covid-19 somewhat stopped their progress.
Last year, the young man succeeded in the semifinals in Hylo, reaching the knockout stage in the World Tour final on his debut before hissing in the world championship with bronze.