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Sunday, Jun 22, 2025
This was only the second career match between the top two Indian shuttlers.
Lakshya, a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, lost 17-21, 12-21 to Naraoka, a bronze medallist at the 2018 Youth Olympics.
Sen beat sixth seed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia 21-16, 21-12.
The two Indian men's doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and M R Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also moved into the quarterfinals.
Sen defeated Spain's Luis Penalver 21-17 21-10 in the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy progressed to the women's doubles second round.
Sindhu outplayed Michelle Li of Canada 21-15, 21-13, while Sen rallied to down Malaysia's Ng Tze Yong 19-21, 21-9, 21-16 in a thrilling men's singles final.
Badminton offers India a chance to land three more gold medals.
Sindhu rode on her technical superiority to outwit Singapore's Yeo Jia Min 21-19, 21-17 in a 49-minute contest.
The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also entered semifinals.
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