Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia, Paris 2024 Olympics badminton bronze medal match - know time, where to watch live in India
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will be vying for the bronze medal when he faces Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the men’s singles third-place match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday.
The Lakshya Sen vs Lii Zii Jia match will be live streamed and telecast in India. The bronze medal match starts at 6:00 PM IST.
Lakshya Sen, world No. 22, had a sensational run into the semi-finals of the competition. The unseeded Indian badminton player topped his group with two straight game victories, which included a win against world No. 4 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia.
In the round of 16, Sen overcame his countrymate HS Prannoy with a dominant show, winning 21-12, 21-6. His toughest battle came against Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei, where he came from a game down to win 19-21, 21-15, 21-12.
The first-ever Indian to reach the men’s singles semi-finals at the Olympics, Lakshya Sen went down fighting by a 20-22, 14-21 scoreline against the defending champion and world No. 2 Victor Axelsen of Denmark.
Lee Zii Jia, seventh in the badminton rankings, picked up comfortable straight-game wins to top his group. He then beat the host nation’s Toma Junior Popov in the round of 16 and Denmark’s Anders Antonsen to make the final four.
However, the 26-year-old Malaysian was taken down by reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-14, 21-15 in the semifinals.
Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia head-to-head
Lakshya Sen has an edge against his Malaysian opponent in the head-to-head battle. He has faced Lee Zii Jia five times so far and won four of those matches.
In their last match at the All England Championships earlier this year, Lakshya Sen came from a game behind to beat Lee Zii Jia 20-22, 21-16, 21-19 in the quarter-finals.
Where to watch Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia bronze medal match at Paris 2024 Olympics live in India
Live streaming of the Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia badminton bronze medal match at the Paris 2024 Olympics will be available on Jio Cinema in India. Live telecast of Lakshya Sen’s match will be on Sports 18 Network TV channel in India.