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Lakshya Sen advanced to the men's singles badminton pre-quarterfinals at the Olympics with a remarkable straight-set victory over Indonesia's world number 3 Jonatan Christie in their final group match at the Paris Games 2024.
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Sen displayed great maturity and tactical acumen to outwit Christie 21-18, 21-12 in what turned out to be a lop-sided contest in the end.
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Sen is likely to face compatriot H S Prannoy in the pre-quarterfinals.
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Sen had defeated Kevin Cordon, a Tokyo Olympics semifinalist, in the opening Group L match on Sunday which was "deleted" after his Guatemalan opponent pulled out due to a left elbow injury.
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A gold medallist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Sen beat Julien Carraggi of Belgium before facing Christie today.
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Sen rose to the occasion and showed great maturity as he went about his business.
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