Saarbrucken (Germany), Nov 1: Top Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game defeat at the hands of Ng Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong in the men’s singles to make a first-round exit from the Hylo Open badminton tournament here on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old Sen, a world championships bronze winner and a Commonwealth Games champion, lost 12-21 5-21 in the opening round match that lasted just 27 minutes. It was a poor show by the seventh-seeded Indian who was outplayed.
In the first game, Sen lost the way after 2-2 and Angus left the Indian far behind to easily take a 1-0 lead. The second game was even worse for Sen as he allowed Angus to take nine straight points to pocket the match.
In the mixed doubles, India’s Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto lost 13-21 12-21 to Chinese Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping in the first round. (PTI)
