Lakshya Sen will need to start from zero and win both his remaining matches to advance into the knockouts of men’s singles badminton event at Paris Olympics 2024.
Paris: In a major disappointment, Lakshya Sen’s hard-fought win over Kevin Cordon in a men’s single badminton match at the Paris Olympics 2024 is now null and void after the Guatemalan withdrew from the Game due to a left elbow injury. The Indian was put in Group L along with Jonatan Christie (Indonesia), Julien Carraggi (Belgium) and Cordon. Cordon’s pulling out means Sen will have to start from zero and will need to win both his remaining matches in the group to advance into the knockouts.
The withdrawal of Cordon, a Tokyo Olympics semifinalist, means Group L will now be considered a three-player affair, involving Christie and Carraggi of Belgium besides Sen. The 22-year-old Indian will be the only player in the group to have played three matches as the other two will need to compete in two matches to make it to the knockout stage.
“Guatemalan men’s singles player Kevin Cordon has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Badminton Competition due to a left elbow injury,” Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in an update.
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“His remaining Group L matches against Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie (Court 2, 2pm local time, 29 July 2024) and Julien Carraggi of Belgium (Court 3, ‘Not Before’ 9.20am local time, 31 July 2024) will not be played. Matches on these courts in each respective session have been rescheduled.
“As per BWF General Competition Regulations for group stage play, the results of all matches played, or yet to be played, involving Cordon in Group L are now considered deleted,” the sport’s global governing body added. Sen will face Carraggi on Monday and Christie in his final group match on Wednesday.
As far as the Group L is concerned, Christie is sitting at the top with a win over Carraggi. For Sen to advance to the knockout stage, he need to win both his remaining games. A loss for Sen will throw him out of the singles event.
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