Badminton
Macau Open: Lakshya Sen, Tharun Mannepalli exit- Highlights
Get all the Highlights from the semi-finals of the 2025 Macau Open.
Indian badminton fans had much to cheer for on Friday as both Lakshya Sen and Tharun Mannepalli secured their spots in the men’s singles semi-finals of the 2025 Macau Open Super 300, notching up gritty three-game victories over Chinese opponents.
For Lakshya, this marked his first semifinal appearance on the BWF World Tour since winning the Syed Modi International late last year, breaking a streak of 10 early exits. Up against Xuan Chen Zhu, the rising Chinese shuttler and Thailand Masters semi-finalist, Lakshya came out with renewed intent.
Meanwhile, 23-year-old Tharun Mannepalli showed tremendous poise as he stunned the reigning junior world champion Zhu An Hu in a nail-biting encounter.
But, it didn't last long as both Tharun and Lakshya bowed out in the semi-finals after losing their matches against Malaysian (Justin Hoh) and Indonesian (Alwi Farhan) opponents, respectively.
As it happened:
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- 2 Aug 2025 7:10 AM GMT
Second-seeded Lakshya faced a semi-final exit in Macau
Lakshya Sen had yet another disappointing performance, exiting from the semi-final of the Macau Open after a straight-game loss to the youngster Alwi Farhan of Indonesia at the Macau Open.
Alwi outclassed a struggling Lakshya Sen, who couldn't find his rhythm tonight, making numerous unforced errors and failing to deliver many attacking shots.
Final Score: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-21, 9-21 Alwi Farhan (INA)
- 2 Aug 2025 7:04 AM GMT
Alwi outclasses Lakshya in the second game, ending his journey at Macau Open
Game 2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 9-21 Alwi Farhan (INA)
- 2 Aug 2025 7:01 AM GMT
Lakshya's repeated unforced errors are proving costly, goes behind by a 10-point deficit
Game 2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 6-16 Alwi Farhan (INA)
- 2 Aug 2025 6:58 AM GMT
Lakshya isn't able to find answers to Alwi's precise drop shots and body smashes
Game 2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 5-11 Alwi Farhan (INA)
Alwi is close to a straight-game victory after having a massive 6-point lead at the second mid-game interval
- 2 Aug 2025 6:56 AM GMT
Luck also seems to be on Alwi's side as Lakshya's smash goes wide after a net deflection
Game 2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 5-9 Alwi Farhan (INA)
- 2 Aug 2025 6:53 AM GMT
Lakshya's return was too high, giving Alwi plenty of time to smash it in empty space
Game 2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 4-`6 Alwi Farhan (INA)
- 2 Aug 2025 6:50 AM GMT
A pretty lazy footwork from Lakshya is costing him the match
Game 2: Lakshya Sen (IND) 2-4 Alwi Farhan (INA)
- 2 Aug 2025 6:47 AM GMT
A poor service error on the game point from Lakshya. Drops the opening game
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 16-21 Alwi Farhan (INA)
Lakshya hadn't had much of an attacking intent, helping Alwi to dominate the rally and win some crucial points on the drop shots to gain an early advantage in the semis.
- 2 Aug 2025 6:43 AM GMT
A big miss for Lakshya, hits the net on an easy kill shot at a crucial moment
Game 1: Lakshya Sen (IND) 13-18 Alwi Farhan (INA)
