Bwf macau open

East Asian Games Dome: Second-seed Lakshya Sen advanced to the BWF Macau Open semifinal after defeating Zhu Xuan Chen of China 21-14, 18-21, 21-14 here at East Asian Games Dome on Friday.

This is Lakshya's first semifinal in 10 BWF tour events since his triumph at the Syed Modi International late last year. He will next take on fifth seed Indonesian Alwi Farhan for a place in the final.

He made a strong start to the match, securing a 6-point lead by the first mid-game interval and comfortably sealing the opening game 21-14. After the change of sides. The Indian held a five-point cushion, but the Chinese shuttler mounted a comeback, levelling the score at 18-all before clinching the next three points to take the game.