Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie highlights, All England C’Ship: Christie wins 21-12, 10-21, 21-15 to reach final, will face countryman Ginting for title

In the end, it ends with an error from Sen and Christie wins with a scoreline of 21-12, 10-21, 21-15 to qualify for the final. 

He will face countryman Anthony Ginting in the summit clash and the All England Championship will have an all-Indonesian final for the first time since 1994. 

Two consecutive points from Sen, who does well under pressure but a comeback looks highly unlikely at this point. Christie with six game points now. 

Christie is on a roll and this time, his smash not only has power but also accuracy. Sen couldn’t do a thing about it and could only hope for the shuttle to go out of play but it did not. Eight match points for Christie. 

Sen tries to catch out Christie with a couple of smashes from the net but the Indonesian shows good defence. In the end, he finishes the point with a smash of his own, which Sen cannot return. 

Christie decides to leave Sen’s return and it looks like a good decision at first. But Sen goes for a review and it is a successful one as his shot was on the line. A good call taken by Sen in a pressure situation. 

A cheap point for Sen to concede as he makes an error. Christie now has a five-point lead which is a healthy one in this stage of the match. 

Christie wins the point with a perfectly-placed smash. Sen was just hoping it would be out of play but the line judge says its in. The momentum has shifted again in the third game. 

Sen takes the help of hawk-eye after the judge called his shot ‘out’. The replay shows that Sen’s shot is indeed out and Christie has a healthy lead at the mid-game interval. 

Christie has done well to make a comeback. This time his backhand smash is to perfection and Sen has no answer to that. Christie looks favourite to head into the mid-game interval with a lead. 

It is immaculate defending from Christie as he does well to stay in the game. Finding his opening, he goes for a body smash and Sen cannot deal with it. 

It is a lengthy rally and Sen looked tired as Christie went for a disguised shot, approaching the net. Sen was too slow to move and make the return. 

Consecutive smashes from Sen with speeds of 322 km/hr and 325 km/hr earns him two consecutive points and extend his lead against Christie in the deciding game. 

Sen makes an error in judgement. He thought Christie’s shot was going out and decided late not to go for the return. But the shuttle stays in play and Christie equals the points-tally. 

First point for Christie in the third game as Sen cannot keep his down-the-line smash inside play. 

A phenomenal rally, bringing out excellent badminton from both players. But is a disappointing end for Christie as he makes an error and gives Sen a two-point lead. 

It all boils down to this - the third and final game of the match. 

Sen’s shot is just on the line and he takes the second game with a dominating scoreline. 

Both players are at the net and Sen’s smash is too much for Christie to deal with. The Indonesian is slow and Sen reaches game point. 

Three points on the trot for Christie but Sen is still in control, with a nine-point lead. 

A smash from Sen at 370 km/hr and Christie has no answer to that. Sem comprehensively beats his Indonesian counterpart and inches closer towards winning the second game.

That is nine unforced errors from Christie, which allows Sen to extend his lead. 

Like Christie in the first game, everything is working for Sen in the second. Christie smashes with full power but Sen doesn’t even move and just guides the shuttle with a flick of his wrist to win the point. 

Sen is in control and Christie has not made it easy for him with the errors. The Indian has an eight-point lead at the mid-game interval and looks favourite to win the second game. 

Christie goes for a crosscourt smash but yet again, messes up the power of his shot, sending the shuttle out of play. Sen builds on the lead. 

Three points on the trot for Lakshya and it is a good start for the Indian to the second game. He wins the last point after Christie overhits his shot, sending the shuttle out of play. 

Sen starts well, winning two points on the trot but Christie comes back with a powerful smashes of his own to equalise the points tally. 

Lakshya Sen needs to tweak his game if he wants to stay in the competition. This will be his chance as the second game gets underway. If Christie wins this game, he wins the match. 

Christie had eight game points and he finished Game 1 in style. Lakshya tried a backhand smash but it wasn’t the best. Christie finds the opening and wins the point to take the first game. 

Another cheap point conceded by Sen at the net. Going for a return, which should have been a straightforward one, the Indian hits the net. 

Christie comes early at the net and catches Sen by surprise. It isn’t the hardest of smashes from Indonesian but such is the accuracy of the shot, that it catches out Sen. Christie reading Sen’s game very well at the moment. 

Finally a point for Sen and he gets it in style with a smash down the line. Christie has no answer for that and was a spectator as the shuttle whizzed past him. 

Christie builds on the lead. The last point was all about power as Sen had no answer to a body smash from Christie. It was straight at him and the Indian could not react on time. 

Sen had made it 7-9, but cannot equalise. He tries to make Christie work with his powerful smashes from the back of the court but the Indonesian deals with them easily. Sen ends up overhitting his last shot and Christie wins the point, as the match breaks for the mid-game interval. 

Three consecutive points from Christie as he powers towards the mid-game interval. 

That was an excellent rally as both players displayed a plethora of shot options at their disposal. Sen manages to tire Christie, who looked strong with his defence at the start of the rally. The point finishes with Christie failing to get the shuttle past the net. 

Some powerful smashes from Sen from the back of the court but Christie’s defence game is on point. He drags out the rally and forces Sen to the net. With Sen on the backfoot, Christie had the entire right side of the court ar his disposal. With a smash, he makes 4-4. 

Sen had taken a 3-1 lead but Christie came back brilliantly. He equalised the points tally with an excellent smash from the net and Sen’s return falls short. 

Lakshya Sen serves first and opens his account after Christie overhits his shot and sends the shuttle out of play. 

The first game between Lakshya Sen and Jonatan Christie is underway at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. 

The women’s singles match between An Se Young and Akane Yamaguchi finishes, with the latter bagging a 21-10, 19-21, 21-14 win. Yamaguchi reaches the women’s singles final at the All-England Championship. 

Next up: Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie men’s singles semifinal

Matches: 3

Lakshya Sen win: 1

Jonatan Christie win: 2

Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie at Japan Open 2023: Sen lost 15-21 21-13 16-21 

Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie at Indonesia Masters 2023: Sen lost 21-15 10-21 13-21 

Lakshya Sen vs Jonatan Christie at BATC 2020 – Men’s Team Knock Out: Sen won 21-18 22-20

Lakshya Sen will face Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in a semifinal clash of the 2024 All-England Badminton Championships on Saturday. 

The 22-year-old Sen produced a brilliant comeback win over Lee Zii Jia in the quarterfinal (20-22, 21-16, 21-19) to book his place in the All England Championships semis. 

The two players last met in the 2023 Japan Open semifinal, which Lakshya lost 15-21, 21-13, 16-21.

Sen, who is India’s sole hope in the competition, will play in his second consecutive semifinal after the French Open last week. 

Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand are the only two Indians to have won the All England Championship in 1980 and 2001, respectively. 

When and where will the All England Championship semifinal clash between Lakshya Sen and Jonatan Christie start?

The semifinal match between Lakshya Sen and Jonatan Christie is expected to start at around 9:30 PM IST on Saturday, March 16 at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The match will happen after the women’s singles match between An Se Young and Akane Yamaguchi. 

How to watch the All England Championship semifinal clash between Lakshya Sen and Jonatan Christie?

The match can be live-streamed for free on the Jio Cinema app and website. Viewers can watch the live telecast of the match on the Sports18 network.