US Open 2023 Finals Highlights: Thailand's Supanida Katethong, Li Shi Feng win singles titles
Hello and welcome to the Khel Now live blog for the US Open 2023 finals! Stay tuned for live updates as players fight for the title.
US Open 2023 Final Schedule
XD: Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin vs Mathias Thyrri/Amalie Magelund
WS: Gao Fang Jie vs Supanida Katethong
WD: Maiken Fruergaard/Sara Thygesen vs Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning
MD: Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee vs Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin
MS: Kunlavut Vitidsarn vs Li Shi Feng
India’s top ranked shuttler Lakshya Sen went down in three games (17-21, 24-22, 17-21) against second seed Li Shi Feng in the semi-finals of US Open 2023. The Chinese shuttler, who lost to Sen in the Canada Open finals last week, got his revenge this time at the US Open and in the process reached his second successive final in the American leg of BWF World tour.
Going into the encounter, Lakshya Sen was 5-2 ahead in the h2h records and had a slight edge over Feng. The opening game started with high intensity as both shuttlers exchanged good rallies but a couple of loose shots from the Indian allowed Feng to get away with the first game, which he won 21-17. Lakshya then came back strongly in the second and had a two-points advantage at 19-17 in the latter half of the second game.
US Open 2023 semi-finals summary
India’s top ranked shuttler Lakshya Sen went down in three games (17-21, 24-22, 17-21) against second seed Li Shi Feng in the semi-finals of US Open 2023. The Chinese shuttler, who lost to Sen in the Canada Open finals last week, got his revenge this time at the US Open and in the process reached his second successive final in the American leg of BWF World tour.
Going into the encounter, Lakshya Sen was 5-2 ahead in the h2h records and had a slight edge over Feng. The opening game started with high intensity as both shuttlers exchanged good rallies but a couple of loose shots from the Indian allowed Feng to get away with the first game, which he won 21-17. Lakshya then came back strongly in the second and had a two-points advantage at 19-17 in the latter half of the second game.
India’s top ranked shuttler Lakshya Sen went down in three games (17-21, 24-22, 17-21) against second seed Li Shi Feng in the semi-finals of US Open 2023. The Chinese shuttler, who lost to Sen in the Canada Open finals last week, got his revenge this time at the US Open and in the process reached his second successive final in the American leg of BWF World tour.
Going into the encounter, Lakshya Sen was 5-2 ahead in the h2h records and had a slight edge over Feng. The opening game started with high intensity as both shuttlers exchanged good rallies but a couple of loose shots from the Indian allowed Feng to get away with the first game, which he won 21-17. Lakshya then came back strongly in the second and had a two-points advantage at 19-17 in the latter half of the second game.
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