National Badminton Championships: Lakshya Sen, Rutvika Shivani advance with contrasting wins

Nagpur: Lakshya Sen overcame a fighting Maisnam Meiraba in a men’s singles match while Rutvika Shivani had an easy outing against Mansi Singh in the women’s singles event of the National Badminton Championship, on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_3964781” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Lakshya Sen. Image coutesy: Twitter @virenrasquinha[/caption] Lakshya pipped Maisnam 21-13, 12-21, 21-13 in his fourth round while Rutvika Shivani beat Mansi 21-8, 21-11 in her match. Also winning was the mixed doubles duo of Manu Attri and Maneesha K, who defeated Sumit Reddy and Arathi Sunil 17-21, 21-19, 21-11. The Men’s Singles match between Lakshya and Maisnam proved to be a neck and neck first game. Both the players were giving a tough fight as they did not allow the other to get away with the game easily. Finally, it was Lakshya Sen who stamped his name.