2 min learnMar 5, 2026 03:44 PM IST
Coach Vimal Kumar had joked that subsequent Sunday may witness Lakshya Sen vs Ayush Shetty within the All England finals, although the youthful Indian was discovered wanting in stamina on the end, leaving solely Sen because the Indian able to going the space. But, a difficult opponent stands in his path – NG Ka Lengthy Angus.
Although the 2 haven’t performed since Might 2023, the Hong Kongese holds a 3-0 h2h benefit over the Indian, constructed from a really particular type of sport.
The explanation are the 31-year-old’s deceptions that are at all times deadly for his Indian challenger half a dozen years his junior.
“Angus just isn’t straightforward in any respect, although Lakshya would’ve recovered from a day’s relaxation,” Vimal Kumar had mentioned. A prowling cat on the court docket, Angus maximises his motion with pictures that at a sustained stage, are inclined to seem like crowding and attacking opponents.
He’s particularly elusive within the deciding units or the defining second set if he has already received the opener, amping up his second wind, and enjoying the clutch factors with pushed pace.
Nonetheless, he hasn’t had nice outcomes during the last 6 months, and Sen (who hasn’t both until he took out the world champion) will fancy his possibilities in opposition to the gritty opponent.
NG Ka Lengthy has gone tie to toe with HS Prannoy too, and customarily a tricky one to shake off. He’s 4-5 in opposition to Srikanth too, and a basic nemesis, although his rating is all the way down to 29 now.