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Lakshya Sen crashes out of Hylo Open in first round

Last updated on: November 02, 2022 08:57 IST

Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen was outplayed by Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in his opening match at the Hylo Open badminton tournament, in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Tuesday.

IMAGE: Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen was outplayed by Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in his opening match at the Hylo Open badminton tournament, in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Tuesday. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

India's leading shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-games defeat at the hands of Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the men's singles and made a first-round exit from the Hylo Open badminton tournament, in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old Sen, a World Championships bronze winner and Commonwealth Games champion, was thrashed 12-21, 5-21 in just 27 minutes.

It was a poor show by the seventh-seeded Indian as he struggled throughout the match and was outplayed by his opponent.

In the first game, Sen lost his way after the score ran close till 2-2. Angus left the Indian far behind to easily take the first game.

The second game was even worse for Sen as he allowed Angus to take nine straight points at one stage before pocketing the match comfortably.

In the mixed doubles, the Indian duo of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto lost 13-21, 12-21 to the Chinese pair of Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping in the first round.

Kidambi Srikanth, Sameer Verma, H S Prannoy, Saina Nehwal, Malvika Bansod and the French Open champion duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are among the Indians taking part in the Super 300 tournament.