Commonwealth Games gold medalist Laksha Sen defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 21-17, 21-14 in straight sets in the semi-finals to reach the men’s singles final of the 2023 Canadian Badminton Open.
Post Date – Sunday, July 23 at 10:08am
Calgary: Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lakshya Sen defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in straight sets 21-17, 21-14 in the semifinals to reach the men’s singles final at the 2023 Canadian Open.
Conditions were a bit tough in Calgary, but Sen negotiated well for the first summit of the year. He last played in a final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August 2022.
This is also the second time that Laksha has appeared in the final of the BWF World Tour Super 500 event, ranking first in the world. The No. 19 Indian will face defending All England champion Li Shifeng of China on Sunday night.
Mori, 21, whose best finish this season was a third at the Thailand Open, now has a chance at the Canadian Open.
However, ace badminton player PV Sindhu suffered disappointment in her women’s singles semi-final against world number one Akane Yamaguchi on Saturday night.
Sindhu, who is currently ranked 15th, lost two games in a row with a score of 14-21 and 15-21. This is Sindhu’s second consecutive loss to Yamaguchi after the first-round loss at the Singapore Open.
Sindhu, 28, is going through a bit of a slump and hasn’t won a title since returning from injury in January. Her last title came at the Commonwealth Games in August 2022 when an ankle injury kept her out for six months.
She was runner-up at the Spanish Masters in Madrid and third at the Malaysian Masters.
