All England Open badminton: Lakshya Sen storms into QFs, Tanisha-Ashwini crash out

Birmingham [UK], March 14 (ANI): Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing All England Open badminton tournament on Thursday.

Sen beat Anders Antonsen of Denmark by 24-22, 11-21, 21-14 in a tense match-up that lasted 39 minutes.

The Indian mixed doubles duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa on the other hand lost in their pre-quarters clash to China's Zhang Shu Xian and Zhen