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Kumamoto Masters Japan: PV Sindhu advances to the round of 16, Lakshya Sen exits - Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the first-round action of the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament in Japan.
Lakshya Sen storm into the All England Open Badminton Championships quarterfinals (Photo credit: Badminton Photo/BWF)
Indian shutters were in action at the first round of the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament in Kumamoto, Japan on Wednesday.
PV Sindhu started the day's action for India with a comfortable win in the round of 32 against Thailand's Busanan. Later, Lakshya Sen faced a Malaysian player in his first-round match.
As it happened:
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- 13 Nov 2024 10:31 AM GMT
Lakshya exits in the first round after a strong defensive block shot from Leong
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-21 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:30 AM GMT
Leong is just 2 points away from the match
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-19 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:28 AM GMT
Both players are fighting hard for each point as the match is tightly poised
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-17 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:25 AM GMT
Leong has started using his aggressive play as Lakshya trails by 2
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 14-16 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:23 AM GMT
Leong takes the scores back to level terms with a cross-court smash
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 13-13 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:19 AM GMT
A powerful down-the-line smash from Lakshya as he takes a slight lead at mid-game
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 11-9 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:14 AM GMT
A down-the-line smash from Lakshya as maintains his slight lead
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 8-6 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:12 AM GMT
A beautiful drop shot by Leong, still trails by 2
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 6-4 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 10:09 AM GMT
Laksya takes a slight lead as Leong's return goes out of bound
Game 3: Lakshya Sen (IND) 4-2 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
