Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Score Highlights: Sen loses bronze, records 'best-ever finish', says ‘I had my chances…’

.Sen, hoping to become India's first male shuttler to win an Olympic medal, was expected to come out trumps against Malyasia's world no.7 Lee Zii Jia. But it was not meant to be as he squandered a game's advantage to lose 21-13 16-21 11-21 in a 71-minute clash.

Here's what the final scoreboard lookedlike:

"I had my chances, and the second set could be done better…At the moment I am just not able to think…," Lakshya Sen after in his first reaction after the tough match.

"Another great comeback and another medal for Malaysia! This time coming from Lee Zii Jia OLY in the Men’s Singles event. Zii Jia dragged the game to the rubber set after bouncing back from a first set defeat to beat Lakshya Sen from India 13-21, 21-16, 21-11 for the bronze medal!," Olympic Malaysia posted on X.

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score: Although he lost the match, Lakshya Sen reportedly recorded "the best-ever finish by an Indian shuttler in the men's singles event at the Olympics". Sen's performance is laudable as it was his debut at Olympic games.

"I had my chances, and the second set could be done better…Atthe moment I am just not able to think…," Lakshya Sen after in his first reaction after the tough match.

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score: Lakshya lost bronze medal match in Badminton Men's single to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia on Monday.

Lakshya scored back-to-back smashes against Lee Zii Jia but there a long way to go. Score at 16(Jia)-8(Sen)

 Sen smashed two back to back points against Jia, narrowing the tally on scoreboard to 10-5

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia LIVE: Sen loses another point to Malasia's Jia.  The score board shows a massive lead of Jia over Sen.

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score Updates: Lakshya Sen lost the second set of Badminton's Men Singles at Paris Olympics on Monday. He won the first game.

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score Updates: "Lakshya trying to rush things. Needs to slow down and do what he did in the first game before it's too late," a social media user tracking the Badminton Men's Single game said. His statement came as Sen lagged in the second set of the games.

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score Updates: Malaysia's Jia overtook Sen's tally in the second game of the Badminton Men's Singles at Paris Olympics 2024. Sen won the won the first game but Jia is now leading in the second set with 12-8 score. 

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score: Lakshya Sen scored 21 in the first game. Two more sets are left now. He maintains the lead against Jia.

The score at 6:22 pm stands at 21-13, as Sen hopes for a bronze medal in Men's singles today.

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score Updates, Badminton, Paris Olympics 2024: Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score Updates, Badminton, Paris Olympics 2024Sen has scored 13 points, as Germany's Jia closes in with 9 points. Sen is leading.

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia Live Score Updates, Badminton, Paris Olympics 2024: Lakshya Sen is at 12 points, Jia at 6.

Lee Zii Jia leads with three points against Lakshya Sen.

The match between Lakshya Sen and Lee Zii Jia kicked off with a thriller start.

Lee Zii is set to start the match aftre he won the toss against Lakshya Sen

Indian shuttler is set to chase a bronze at the Men's singles match at 6 pm today. Stay tunes to this LIVE blog for all the latest updates Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia match today.

Lakshya Sen has been ranked 22nd in the badminton rankings. He lost to world No. 2 Axelsen 22-20, 21-14 in 54 minutes at the La Chapelle Arena. The Indian shuttler had the first game under control before collapsing. He began the second game with a monumental 7-0 lead before Axelsen roared back to take the game and march into his second straight Olympic final.

The 22-year-old Sen could still become the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal in the men's event. Lakshya Sen has a 4-1 head-to-head record against the Malaysian, including a win at the All-England Open earlier this year, as per the Olympic.com. (With inputs from agencies)

On Sunday, Lakshya Sen had the first game under his control, and had dominated the second match with a 7-0 lead. His opponent, Axelsen, however, had roared back into action, and defeated Sen in the semi-final match. With the Paris Olympics 2024 marking Day 10 today, India has earned 3 bronze medals so far. Fourth one could be just a few hours away. Catch the match live, at 6:00 PM IST on the Jio Cinema app and website, and Network 18 TV channels.