Badminton New Zealand Open 2018, Men's Singles, Round-of-16: Lakshya Sen vs Lin Dan, Live Match Updates

Dan def Sen 15-21, 21-15, 21-12

Updated: 03 May 2018 13:20 IST - Published: 03 May 2018 09:59 IST

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Sen made a brilliant start, but Dan had two much power and resourcefulness in the end.

That was surely one meeting that Sen will cherish for a long time and will look to learn from.

The 16-year-old has already shown so much potential at such a young age. If he can keep working hard like he has been, his future looks very, very bright.

Final score: Dan def Sen 15-21, 21-15, 21-12

And Dan gets the win!

21-12

Dan has raced ahead to match points now.

20-12

Crosscourt forehand smash from Dan he as he pins Sen to his backhand side.

18-12

Pitch perfect placement into the corner from Dan!

18-12

What a putaway from Dan!

17-12

What a backhand volley from the teen!

12-16

Sen is thinking well but is going wide as he fails to execute the shots under pressure.

Sen trails 11-16

Dan stops his comeback and attacks his backhand.

Dan up 14-10

The placement has been spot-on. Sen now pushes the shuttle deep so that it drops right on the backline.

He trails 10-12

Sen gets yet another point and makes it 9-12

Brilliant aggression and all-court movement from the lad post-break.

Forces Dan to go wide.

Now trails 8-12

Sen can't control the Dan drop again.

The Chinese is up 11-6 going into the break.

Crosscourt half smash by the Chinese again!

Up 10-6

Sen gets a point back.

5-9

Another long rally ends on a Dan drop. The dropshots are surprising Sen.

Dan up 9-4

Superb smash by Dan!

7-4

They are using every inch of the court.

With a drop, Dan goes up to 6-4

Sen attempted to go down the line but went wide.

Trails 3-5

Brilliant slice shot from the former World No. 1.

His sudden injection of pace is troubling the young Sen.

Dan up 4-2

What a sharp half smash from Dan!

What an angle!

2-2

And it's 1-1