Badminton
Olympics 2024 Badminton: Lakshya Sen through to semis, beats Chou Tien-Chen in quarters - Highlights
The Indian shuttler comes out on top after an extraordinary quarter-final with the 34 year old Taiwanese.
Lakshya Sen will take on Chou Tien-chen in the quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the Paris Olympics.
Lakshya Sen advances into the semi-finals of the men's singles in the Paris Olympics after a grueling 75-minute contest with 34-year-old shuttler Chou Tien-Chen from Chinese Taipei.
As it happened:
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- 2 Aug 2024 4:46 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 12-8 Chou
Lakshya with a brilliant cross-court smash with a lunging jump across!
- 2 Aug 2024 4:44 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 11-7 Chou
Lakshya Sen heads into the final mid-break with a healthy four-point lead!
Tiredness will surely start to become a factor and pressure will start to mount. Who can hold their composure and book a place in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics?
- 2 Aug 2024 4:43 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 6-9 Chou
Wow. Chou nearly defied gravity with the jump he took for that smash! Three behind now, the Taiwanese.
- 2 Aug 2024 4:41 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 8-4 Chou
Chou Tien-Chen is starting to show tiredness as his concentration is starting to falter!
- 2 Aug 2024 4:40 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 6-4 Chou
Another brilliant rally! Another very important point for the Indian!
- 2 Aug 2024 4:39 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 5-4 Chou
What commitment shown by Lakshya Sen!
As the game crosses the 60 minute mark, there is still nothing to separate the two!
A classic!
- 2 Aug 2024 4:38 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 4-2 Chou
A brilliant drop from the Indian! Superb net play from Lakshya!
- 2 Aug 2024 4:38 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 3-3 Chou
Chou's lift to the baseline was met with a ferocious smash from Lakshya Sen!
- 2 Aug 2024 4:37 PM GMT
Game 3, Lakshya 2-2 Chou
Lakshya Sen storms back into the game and has drawn level!
