Korea Open 2022, Day 3 LIVE: Lakshya loses, Sindhu, Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag enter quarters— Scores, Updates, Results, Blog
Rhustavito smashes cross-court to eke past and pockets the first game!
Close, close miss from Lakshya Sen as the Indonesian switches things up in the last few points of the opening game and pockets it with crafty smashes, 22-20.
Lakshya will have to pull up his socks!
Things are getting here with good shot placements from both!
Rhustavito keeps the pressure here as things remain tight in this opening game at 11-9!
Lakshya Sen makes a good start and is locked at 4 ALL!
Quite a few good rallies to begin this match as both players stay close on the net here.
Both are tied at 4 ALL, let's go!
First up, we have Lakshya Sen taking on World No. 24 Shesar Hiren Rustavito!
Fresh off his silver medal wins at the German Open and the All England Open, Lakshya Sen suffered a mini-scare in the opening round of the Korea Open where he had to battle for 62 minutes against a local Korean hope to eventually earn his place in the second round.
Into the pre-quarters, Sen will now face Indonesian World No. 24 Shesar Hiren Rustavito next!
A very good morning, folks as we get ready for pre-quarters day at the Korea Open!
From Europe to Asia, from late evenings to early mornings we swing as badminton action is now taking place at the Palma Stadium in Suncheon, Korea!
Indian shuttlers have done well in the first-round with Lakshya Sen, Srikanth, Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Satwik-Chirag, Ashwini-Sumeeth Reddy, Dhruv Kapila/MR Arjun making a good start at the tournament!
Here's how the day looks like:
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