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Lingshui: Promising Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen fought valiantly before crashing out of the China Masters after suffering a three-game defeat in the men’s singles semifinals on Saturday. [caption id=“attachment_5660781” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File image of Lakshya Sen. Image courtesy: Twitter @BAI_Media[/caption] Lakshya, looked upon as the next big thing in Indian men’s badminton, fought tooth and nail for one hour and two minutes before losing 9-21, 21-12, 17-21 against China’s Weng Hongyang. Hongyang will play compatriot Liu Haichao in the final on Sunday. Haichao got the better of Iskandar Zulkarnain from Malaysia 21-9, 20-22, 21-16 in another engrossing semifinal contest.
India’s Lakshya Sen fought valiantly before crashing out of the China Masters after suffering a three-game defeat in the men’s singles semifinals on Saturday.
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