All England Championships: Sensational Lakshya Sen dethrones Lee Zii Jia
Lakshya Sen continued his rich vein of form to dethrone Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in the semifinals of the All England Championships on Saturday. The 20-year-old is just one step away from emulating the feat of his mentor Prakash Padukone and chief coach Pullela Gopichand. While Prakash, at whose academy Lakshya learned the nuances of the game and still trains, won it in 1980, Gopi had won it in 2001. “I’m very happy to be in the final. But I know it is still not over,” Lakshya said after he waltzed into the final.
