All England 2022

Lakshya Sen defeated the world number three Anders Antonsen at the All England Open 2022 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the men's singles event.

It was a very close-run match which the Japanese star won in three games. But the Indian soon shifted his gears and broke the resistance of Antonsen to claim the match. With the lead in hand, the Indian never looked back as he claimed the first game very easily.

The live streaming of All England Open Badminton Championships 2022 can be seen on the subscription-based Voot Select platform and Jio TV in India.

Only two Indians have ever won the All England Open Badminton Championships – Prakash Padukone in 1980 and Pullela Gopichand in 2001. If everything goes well, a Srikanth versus top seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the quarterfinals is on cards. HS Prannoy went down fighting to German Open 2022 winner Thai player Kunlavut Vitidsarn 15-21, 22-24 in 56 minutes. An all-Indian quarterfinal is on cards provided both Saina and Sindhu win their opening two matches. Ranked No.7 in the world, Sindhu defeated Chinese world No. 17 Wang Zhi Yi in her first round. (More Badminton News)

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In men’s singles, B Sai Praneeth lost to top seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 20-22 11-21 in the first round match that lasted 48 minutes. If Sindhu and Saina win their respective second round matches, they will face each other in the quarterfinals. All England Badminton Championships Highlights: Ace Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal began their All England Championships campaign with easy straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the women’s singles on Wednesday.

Sen will face either Hong Kong's eighth seed Ng Ka Long Angus or China's Lu Guang Zu next.

The duo moved 14-14 to 16-16 before Sen managed to eke out a two-point lead at 18-16. He kept his nerves and unleased a cross court smash to grab three match points. Sen gave ample display of his tactical acumen as he dished out a defensive game and kept Antonsen away from the net to lead 11-9 at the first break. All England Championships finalist Sen will be missing in action but Sindhu and Srikanth will look to make a mark when the Swiss Open Super 300 begins in Basel on Tuesday. Sen kept his clears close to the baseline and tried to use his smashes judiciously to jump to a 9-5 lead early on before grabbing a four-point advantage at the breather. He kept things under control after the interval to move to a 13-9 lead and maintained the lead to pocket the opening game.