Lakshya Sen enters second round

Sen, who lost out on a maiden Olympic medal in Paris after defeat in the bronze medal Play-off contest, will be up against the winner between seventh seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and qualifier Arnaud Merkle of France in the next round

India’s star shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to the men’s singles round of 16 at the Arctic Open Super 500 tournament after his opponent Rasmus Gemke withdrew from the opening round match here on Wednesday.

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Sen, who lost out on a maiden Olympic medal in Paris after defeat in the bronze medal Play-off contest, will be up against the winner between seventh seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and qualifier Arnaud Merkle of France in the next round.

Earlier on Tuesday, rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod continued her impressive form this year, pulling off a stunning upset against World No. 23 Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei to advance to the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals.

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