- By Namrata Vijay
- Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:29 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
All England Championship 2025: India's star shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a humiliating loss of 10-21, 16-21 to China's Li Shi Feng during the quarterfinals of the ongoing All England Championship 2025 and it thus ended India's campaign in the single's category. Li Shi Feng made short work of Sen in the first game and won it by 21-10 and that also includes scoring nine consecutive points.
Although, Lakshya did make a brilliant comeback during the second game as he was leading by 11-9 during half-time. But the Chinese made sure to win the second game as well by 21-16 and won the match which went for about 45 minutes.
Sen did beat the reigning champion Jonatan Christie in straight games during the Round of 16 on Thursday.
India's women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand would next be seen in action during their quarterfinal clash against China's Sheng Shu Liu and Ning Tan.
Lakshya, who did qualify for the summit clash of the ongoing tournament way back in 2022, stunned everyone by defeating the defending champion Jonatan Christie on Thursday. Before entering the quarterfinal against Li, Lakshya did have the upper edge of being fresh as Li's matches got extended to three games during his previous two matches.
The game started with Lakshya looking more confident amongst the two players. He was leading by 4-3, but then Li Shi Feng changed the tide of the match and dominated it completely. The Chinese maintained his composure and didn't commit any unforced error. He was able to defend successfully and didn't let Lakshya settle even for a moment. Sen was visibly frustrated as he committed unforced errors, especially when he tried to play the backline.
