MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR (Germany): World Championships bronze medalist Lakshya Its stunned olympic gold winner viktor axelsen They entered the final of the German Open Super 300 tournament here on Saturday in a tough contest.
20-year-old Sen, who won his maiden Super 500 title in India Open In January, he continued his rich vein as the world’s No. 1 and top-seeded axelsen Won 21-13, 12-21, 22-20 in the semi-final which lasted one hour and 10 minutes.
It was a memorable performance from the world No. 12 Indian as he registered his maiden win over his arch-rival, who set a 4-0 one-on-one record before Saturday’s match.
Sen will face Thailand in the final on Sunday Kunlavut Vitidsern Who defeated Lee Ji Jia of Malaysia in the second semi-final.
Sen was leading in the first game that lasted 21 minutes. He didn’t give Dan any chance to get ahead of him. Axelsen found it difficult to match Sen’s pace in the first game.
Sen started with a 4-1 lead and then extended it to 9-4. But Axelsen narrowed it down to 7-9, before Sen scored four consecutive points to make it 13-7. Sen’s aggressive play paid dividends as he scored five consecutive points to lead 18-10 before easily securing the first game.
In the second game, Axelsen made a comeback and took the match to the decider. He was initially trailing 3-8, but used his height and reach to score five points in a row to level the score at 8-8 before moving on. From there, Sen lost and Axelsen went on to win the second game without much fuss.
Both players gave their best for last as they fought tooth and nail in a dramatic decider. The fight turned into a battle of nerves as the duration of the rallies got longer with the two fighting for one point each. At 2-2, it was 4-4 and then 6-6, before Axelsen led 15-8.
But the young Indian came back in remarkable fashion to close the gap at 15-17 and then 17-19. They leveled the score at 19-19 and then 20-20 before sealing the match with two consecutive points.
In the quarterfinals, Sen defeated fellow Indian and former top 10 player HS Prannoy 21-15, 21-16.
20-year-old Sen, who won his maiden Super 500 title in India Open In January, he continued his rich vein as the world’s No. 1 and top-seeded axelsen Won 21-13, 12-21, 22-20 in the semi-final which lasted one hour and 10 minutes.
It was a memorable performance from the world No. 12 Indian as he registered his maiden win over his arch-rival, who set a 4-0 one-on-one record before Saturday’s match.
Sen will face Thailand in the final on Sunday Kunlavut Vitidsern Who defeated Lee Ji Jia of Malaysia in the second semi-final.
Sen was leading in the first game that lasted 21 minutes. He didn’t give Dan any chance to get ahead of him. Axelsen found it difficult to match Sen’s pace in the first game.
Sen started with a 4-1 lead and then extended it to 9-4. But Axelsen narrowed it down to 7-9, before Sen scored four consecutive points to make it 13-7. Sen’s aggressive play paid dividends as he scored five consecutive points to lead 18-10 before easily securing the first game.
In the second game, Axelsen made a comeback and took the match to the decider. He was initially trailing 3-8, but used his height and reach to score five points in a row to level the score at 8-8 before moving on. From there, Sen lost and Axelsen went on to win the second game without much fuss.
Both players gave their best for last as they fought tooth and nail in a dramatic decider. The fight turned into a battle of nerves as the duration of the rallies got longer with the two fighting for one point each. At 2-2, it was 4-4 and then 6-6, before Axelsen led 15-8.
But the young Indian came back in remarkable fashion to close the gap at 15-17 and then 17-19. They leveled the score at 19-19 and then 20-20 before sealing the match with two consecutive points.
In the quarterfinals, Sen defeated fellow Indian and former top 10 player HS Prannoy 21-15, 21-16.