Indian Sameer Verma scored a stunning victory in a back-to-back match against world number 3 Anders Antonsen to advance to the quarter-finals, but that was the curtain for Lakshya Sen in the Denmark Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here . World number 28 Sameer, who qualified for the World Tour final in 2018 after winning three titles, produced a sensational performance to outsmart local hero Antonsen 21-14 21-18 in a 50-minute singles battle. men Thursday.
The 27-year-old from Madhya Pradesh will face Tommy Sugiarto, 33, a 2014 World Championships bronze medalist. However, it turned out to be too daunting a task for Lakhsya to match Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen as he beat the Indian 21-15 21-7 in a lopsided second round match.
Entering the match with a dismal 1-5 tally, Sameer showed great athleticism and tactical acumen to defeat 2019 World Championships silver medalist Antonsen. Sameer opened up a 2-lead lead. -0 before increasing it to 11-6 at the break.
The Indian kept his lead, crushing all attempts by the Danish player to come back. He comfortably sealed the opener with three consecutive points. Game 2 was slightly tighter, but Sameer made sure to maintain his two-point lead after leading 5-3 at the start.
Sameer entered the interval at 11-8 and did not allow Anderson to come back. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu also reached the quarter-finals on Thursday, beating Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-16, 12-21, 21-15 in 67 minutes.
She will face Korea’s fifth seed AN Seyoung in the quarter-finals.
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