All England Badminton 2023, Day 3 Live Updates: All eyes on Lakshya, Prannoy, Srikanth and Satwiksairaj-Chirag duo

India’s Lakshya Sen reacts during his round of 32 men’s singles match against Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen. (Reuters)
Lakshya Sen reckons he’s had a good prep ahead of the All England week, and is ready to put the struggles of last six months behind. Lakshya Sen had undergone surgery to open up his nasal air passage, but had struggled with the after effects of antibiotics, and admittedly his immunity.
Causing the big upset on day 1, when he ousted the fifth seed Taiwanese, Sen said he was ready for the Chou style of play.
Birmingham has been a happy hunting ground for Sen in 2022 with last year’s All England finals and Commonwealth Games gold. He expects to take off from where he left last season.
akshya has started the year 2023 in uncharacterically stuttering form, not making it into the semis of Malaysia Open, India Open or the Indonesia Masters in 2023.
What has been noticeable in the three exits he has made at these three events is how he’s claimed the first game but fizzled out in the second. At Malaysia, for example, he won the first game in his opening round encounter against HS Prannoy before dropping the second game 21-12. He eventually lost the match.
At the India Open, he lost in the second round to Rasmus Gemke, where he won the first game 21-16 before allowing the Danish badminton player back into the contest dropping the second game 15-21. Gemke eventually ousted Lakshya.
At the Indonesia Masters, there was another second game bust while playing against Jonatan Chrie where he took the first game 21-15, but flat-lined 10-21 in the second before going on to lose. (READ MORE)