Lakshya Sen Crashes out of Opening Round of Thailand Open
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Sen fell to Ireland’s nhat nguyen in a tense three-gold battle, losing 18-21 21-9 17-21 in a men’s singles match that laasted one hour and 20 minutes.
After Dropping The First Game, Sen Found His Rhythm in the Second, Dominating with Aggressive Rallies. However, Nguyen Held His Nerve in a Close-decider, edging ahead at 17-13 before sealing the win.
Priyanshu Rajawat too Made a first-rund exit as he went down 13-21 21-17 16-21 16-21 Against Alwi Farhan of Indonesia.
In women’s singles, aakarshi survived a thrilling contest against Japan’s Kaoru Sugiyama, Winning 21-16 20-22 22-20. It was a match of narrow margins, with the Indian Holding Her Nerve in the Final Stages of the Decider.
Unnati also fogt her way through to the next round, Registering a Gritti 21-14 18-21 18-21 23-21 23-21 23-21 23-21 Victory over Thamanwan Nithiittikrai.
However, it was the end of the road for rakshitha santhosh Ramraj, who lost her women’s singles opener 18-21 7-21 7-21 to eighth seed yeo jia min of singapore.
