Indonesia Open 2023 | Lakshya Sen slams Lee Zii Jia, to face Kidambi Srikanth in second round

Sen looked in superlative form as he raced past Jia when the scores were tied at 17-17 in the first game. The Indian won four points on the trot to take the lead in the match. From there on, he wrapped up the match in 33 minutes.

On the other hand, it was a tighter game for Srikanth, but he managed to extend his lead over the Chinese to 5-0. Now he will face Sen in the second round. Priyanshu Rajawat, who is fast rising the ranks, got a walkover handed by Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

But it was curtains for India’s Aakarshi Kashyap, who surrendered meekly 21-10, 21-4 to world No. 2 An Se Young of the Republic of Korea. Meanwhile, Sindhu, HS Prannoy, and the team of Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are in the next rounds. The second-round matches will take place on Thursday.