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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 9:37 AM GMT
Lakshya's backhand finds the net as Leong takes a lead in closing stages of the game
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 17-19 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 9:34 AM GMT
Leong's return goes behind the backline as scores back to level terms
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-16 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 9:31 AM GMT
Lakshya fails to keep his crosscourt smash in as Leong further increases his lead
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 13-16 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 9:30 AM GMT
Two back-to-back errors from Lakshya as Leong takes back the lead
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 12-14 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 9:26 AM GMT
Lakshya leads this tightly poised game by 1 point at the mid-game interval
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 11-10 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 9:22 AM GMT
Another powerful cross-court smash from Lakshya to take the lead for the first time
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 7-6 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 9:19 AM GMT
A cross-court half smash from Lakshya to reduce the deficit
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 3-5 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 9:17 AM GMT
Two back-to-back unforced errors from Lakshya to start the game
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 0-2 Leong Jun Hao (MAS)
- 13 Nov 2024 3:38 AM GMT
PV Sindhu progressed to the round of 16 with a comfortable win
Final Score: PV Sindhu (IND) 21-12, 21-8 Busanan Ongbamrungphan (THA)
