All England Open: Lakshya Sen knocked out by Jonatan Christie in semis - Highlights
Catch the highlights of Lakshya Sen's semifinal clash against Jonatan Christie at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
Lakshya Sen celebrates his Canada Open victory (Twitter/LakshyaSen)
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen on Saturday lost to Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in the semifinal of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham.
Christie, ranked ninth, won the opening game 12-21. Lakshya, playing in his second consecutive semifinal, fought back to win the second game 21-10.
In the deciding third game, Christie's impeccable defence would see Lakshya losing patience and going for the kills frequently. The Indonesian shuttler retrieved almost everything hurled at him to win sapping rallies.
Christie eventually won the game 21-15, staving off a late comeback from the Indian shuttler. Christie will meet fellow Indonesian Anthony Ginting in the final on Sunday.
Highlights:
Jonatan Christie celebrates as he reaches the final of All England Badminton Open. Lakshya was good today but Christie produced some unbelievable shots to establish his dominance.
Four points is a big lead in the decider and Christie has that. He leads 15-11 courtesy of a monster smash and an error from Lakshya on net.
Lakshya is losing a bit of focus and Christie leads 10-8. Lakshya needs to regain his composure.
Lakshya takes the second game 21-10 and we are going to the decider.
A superb comeback from Lakshya and he has raced to a bigger lead till mid-game. He will have to win this game to stay in this match.
Christie is in supreme form here and he has got better of Lakshya 21-12 and the Indian shuttler needs to work on the nets.
Christie is leading 14-8 as he has forced some errors against Lakshya Sen to race go ahead in the semi-finals.