Lakshya Lakshya Sen who was twenty years old created history by becoming the youngest person to win the world championship men’s single medal.
He will face Kidambi Srikanth in the last four stage.
PV Sindhu, however, didetroned by Tzu Ying Tai 17-21, 13-21 in the women’s singles quarter-finals.
Incidentally, this will be the first time that the Indian shuttler will play the final of men’s singles as Lakshya or Srikanth will reach peak stage and at least won silver.
With prannoy play on Saturday, India also won the third medal in the world.
Prakash Padukone, the academy who Lakshya train, was 28 years old when she won the bronze in 1983 and Sai Praneth, which ended the 36-year-Jinx in 2019 was about 27 when he claimed the Bronze.
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Disgust after he lost the election for the Thomas Cup partner, Lakshya leave Hyderabad in October just to prove voters wrong and announced himself as a future star of Indian badminton.
In the quarterfinals, Lakshya register a hard victory against Zhao Jun, Peng of China 21-15, 15-21, 22-20.
How he won the last five points with four full power-packed punches very exciting to watch.
Trailing 19-20, the means, he dared to get two of the next three points with smashes shows the character of the former World Junior No.1.
A little while earlier, Srikanth beat Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands 21-8, 21-7.
Srikanth Wished Lakshya will also reach the semifinals.
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Srikanth only takes 26 minutes to destroy Caljouw.
The fact that Srikanth conceded only 15 points, explain how dominant he was against the Netherlands.
Victory would end the four-year drought for Srikanth.
The 28-year-old hit a slump after winning four Super Series title in 2017 and became the World # 1 in 2018.
Srikanth out of action for weeks and even failed to qualify for the Olympics.
But the champion shuttler train hard during the last few months and play well in the last few tournaments.
Srikanth said he did not want to “go to the game I told myself that I must be in the game and did not give my opponent easy points or a big lead.
I just wanted to be there in the game.
Very focused.
I think it really helped me.
I was tired physically.
this is the ninth tournament and 10th of me.
I am pleased to reach this stage.
Coming into the tournament I was just thinking about the first half because I was facing Pablo.
From there I took it fits with the game, “said Srikanth.
Sindhu once again failed to cross the hurdle Tai.
In their 20th meeting, Tai wins over India for the 15th time.
Sindhu providing the best in both.
The game, before a hoax Tai on the internet, floor India.
The fact that he conceded six points early (4-10) in the first game, working against Sindhu.
Although he made a great comeback, Tai managed to take Gim.
When both the even-Stevens until the 12th point before Sindhu loses focus and ultimately the match.
Sindhu said that he felt sad because of losing the medal.
“It was a good game overall.
It was the next day and was not my day.
It will be close, but in the second game at 12-all I give it four or five points, I think I rested there.
With Tai Tzu no easy points.
kinda sad that I could not win a medal here, “said Sindhu.