{"id":328369,"date":"2023-06-03T13:26:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T13:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/06\/03\/lakshya-sen-goes-down-fighting-against-kunlavut-in-thailand-open-semis-badminton-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-06-03T13:26:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T13:26:15","slug":"lakshya-sen-goes-down-fighting-against-kunlavut-in-thailand-open-semis-badminton-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/06\/03\/lakshya-sen-goes-down-fighting-against-kunlavut-in-thailand-open-semis-badminton-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakshya Sen goes down fighting against Kunlavut in Thailand Open semis | Badminton News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Ace shuttler <!-- -->Lakshya Sen<!-- --> went down fighting against Thailand&#8217;s second seed <!-- -->Kunlavut Vitidsarn<!-- --> in the men&#8217;s singles semifinal at the <!-- -->Thailand Open<!-- --> that also marked the end of the Indian challenge in the tournament.<br \/>The 21-year-old from Almora got off to a good start by winning the first game against his seeded opponent but failed to keep the momentum going to eventually go down 21-13, 17-21, 13-21 in a contest that lasted one hour and 15 minutes.<br \/>Kunlavut will next play the winner of the other semifinal between Hong Kong&#8217;s eighth seed <!-- -->Cheuk Yiu Lee<!-- --> and <!-- -->Toma Junior Popov<!-- --> of France.<\/p>\n<p>Lakshya had entered the semifinal for the first time this season, having come close in Indonesia Masters, where he exited in the quarterfinals.<br \/>His ranking has dropped down to 23 from a career-high sixth due to a string of below-par performances this year.<br \/>It was neck-and-neck between the two shuttlers initially in the first game before Lakshya surged to 11-6 lead at the break.<br \/>The Thai came out strong after the break and won four straight points to reduce the lead to 11-10. But Lakshya upped his game just at the nick of time to take a five point lead and the closed down the opening game quite easily without giving any chance to his opponent.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"badminton man\" msid=\"100729787\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-100729787,width-600,resizemode-4\/100729787.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The second game was fought on an even keel between the two players as they matched each other till 10 points before Kunlavut used his cross-court smashes to take a narrow 12-10 lead for the first time in the match.<br \/>The Indian, however, forced his way with the help of long rallies and precise drop shots as the battle continued between the two players.<br \/>But Kunlavut raised his game a few notches and pocketed four straight points to win the second game and take the match into decider.<br \/>In the decider, the momentum initially shifted in Kunlavut&#8217;s favour as he raced to a 5-2 lead but Lakshya clawed his way back as the two players fought tooth and nail.<br \/>The long rallies finally took a toll on the Indian, who looked tired as the final game progressed, handing Kunlavut a substantial 18-12 lead and then Thai closed down the decider quite easily.<br \/><span class=\"strong em \">(With PTI Inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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