[Indonesia] Jakarta: In a hard-fought three-game quarterfinal match at the Indonesia Masters 2022 on Friday, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei in a one-hour and two-minute match.
No. 9 in the world A shuttler from India The 32-year-old Chinese Taipei shuttler did not have the best of starts, as the Chinese Taipei shuttler established an early lead. Chou Tien-chen was up 11-9 at the time of the break. Sen was defeated 16-21 in the first game.
Sen, who won bronze at the World Championships, gained an early lead in the second game and dominated the game, leading 11-5 at the break. Sen brought the match to a decider by winning the second game, 21-12.
Chou Tien-chen gained an early 3-0 lead in the third and final game, and went into the break with an 11-5 lead. Sen was unable to complete a comeback, falling 14-21 in the third and final game.
After a valiant effort, Lakshya Sen lost the quarter-final match 16-21, 21-12, 14-21. The 32-year-old kept his lead to make it 2-0 in the head-to-head match against Sen.
In her quarter-final match on Friday, PV Sindhu will face Ratchanok Intanon. (ANI)