Indian challenge ends in All England Open Badminton Tournament

By our Special Correspondent

India’s Lakshya Sen bowed out of the All England Badminton Championships and so did the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand after losing their respective quarterfinal matches here on Friday.

Sen exited after a straight-game loss to Chinese world No. 6 Li Shi Feng in the men’s singles quarterfinal. The 2022 finalist, who had narrowly lost a Paris Olympic medal last year, was outplayed 10-21, 16-21 in a 45-minute contest.