Indian young shuttler Lakshya Sen sealed his place in the Round of 16 of Japan Open 2023 on Wednesday, while PV Sindhu crashed out after losing 21-12 and 21-13 to China's Zhang Yiman in a round-of-32 clash.
The Commonwealth gold medallist, Sen, got the better of his fellow national player Priyanshu Rajawat in a competitive three-game affair.
Sen emerged victorious as he went on to win a thrilling contest by 21-15, 12-21, 24-22 scoreline. Sen's pre-quarterfinal opponent will be Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama, who defeated Indonesian world No.
2 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the opening round to create an upset early in the tournament. Sen suffered a dissapointment earlier in the month after he bowed out of the competition in the semi-finals.
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