Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will meet top-seeded Indonesian Kunlavut Vitidsaran in the summit clash of the Asia Junior Championships at Jakarta today.
Sixth-seeded Lakshya stormed into the finals after disposing off fourth-seed Indonesian Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay in the semifinals in straight games 21-7, 21-14 yesterday. Lakshya had earlier stunned second seed Li Shifeng in quarterfinals.
Kunlavut Vitidsaran overcame third-seeded Chinese Yupeng Bai 21-14, 21-12 in his semi-final.
Lakshya had won a bronze in 2016 Asian Juniors.
Indian shuttlers who have won a medal at Asia Championship include Gautam Thakkar (Gold) in 1965, Pranav Chopra/Prajkta Sawant (Bronze) in 2009, Sameer Verma (Silver) and P.V. Sindhu (Bronze) in 2011, P.V. Sindhu (Gold) and Sameer Verma (Bronze) in 2012.
News On AIR | July 22, 2018 8:35 AM | Lakshya Sen
Lakshya Sen to meet Kunlavut Vitidsaran in summit clash today