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BWF World Tour Super: Lakshya Sen's superb run in the All-England Badminton Championship came to a screeching halt in a hard-fought three-game defeat to Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the men's singles semifinals of the prestigious event. Lakshya, the lone Indian player in the fray in the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event, went down to Christie 21-12, 10-21, 21-15 in a match that lasted just over one hour at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in England.

The 22-year-old Indian shuttler ranked 18th in the World, lost the first game as the 26-year-old Indonesian star took charge from the initial skirmishes in which lead changed hands regularly. Christie broke away from 6-6 and opened a 17-4 lead. Lakshya fought back to reduce the margin to 10-15 in the event with a prize fund of USD 1,300,000.

The Indonesian star however maintained the upper hand and went on to win the first game 21-12, converting the lone game point she earned.