Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen bowed out of the Japan Open 2023 after losing to Indonesian shuttler Jonatan Christie 21-15, 13-21, 21-16 in the Super 750 tournaments semi-finals on Saturday.Lakshya Sen bows out of Japan Open 2023 after losing in semi-finalsRead @ANI Story | https://t.co/rMUCaywQb7#lakshyasen #japanopen2023 #badminton pic.twitter.com/ItLdwMvpIl— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) July 29, 2023In the semi-finals of the Japan Open, Lakshya Sen, the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, faced off against the formidable Indonesian player Jonatan Christie.Despite Sen coming into the semis in a decent run of form, Christie was able to take the first game with relative ease with a score of 21-15. However, Sen refused to give up and made an impressive comeback in the second game, dominating the play and ultimately winning it with a score of 21-13.Unfortunately, Christie regained his momentum in the third game and emerged victorious with a score of 21-16, securing his place in the final.Prior to this, Sen had been in top form, defeating Koki Watanabe in straight sets during the quarter-finals. However, Saturdays defeat marks his second consecutive semi-final exit, having lost to world no. 7 ranked Li Shifeng of China in the US Open Super 300 competition earlier this month.Results at the Japan Open are considered in a players qualifying rankings for the Olympics, and this defeat means that Sen has some work to do to qualify for Paris next year.
