Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia: When and where to watch badminton men's singles bronze medal match at Paris Olympics

After a gut-wrenching defeat against World No. 2 Viktor Axelsen in the semifinals of men's badminton singles at the Paris Olympics, 22-year-old Lakshya Sen will be facing Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia for the bronze medal.

If Sen clinches today's match against the World No. 7, he will become the first ever male Indian badminton player to have won a medal at the Games.

Ranked 22nd in the world, Sen lost to Denmark's Axelsen 22-20, 21-14 in 54 minutes at the La Chapelle Arena. The Indian shuttler had control of the first game before faltering. He started the second game with a monumental 7-0 lead, but Axelsen roared back to win the game and advance to his second straight Olympic final.


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He became the first Indian shuttler to reach the badminton men's singles semi-finals at the Summer Games. Parupalli Kashyap and Kidambi Srikanth previously reached the quarter-finals at London 2012 and Rio 2016, respectively.

Here's all you need to know about today's big game

Head-to-head

Lakshya Sen holds a 4-1 head-to-head record against his Malaysian opponent, including a win at the All-England Open earlier this year.

Sen's previous match-ups

• In the quarter-finals, unseeded Lakshya Sen defeated Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien-Chen in a hard-fought three-game encounter.

• In his Olympic debut, Sen topped his men's singles group by beating reigning All England champion and world No. 4 Jonatan Christie.
• He also defeated his compatriot HS Prannoy in the round of 16.

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When and where to watch Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia?

The bronze medal match is scheduled to take place at 6.00 PM IST on Monday. Fans can enjoy the live telecast on Sports 18 and live streaming on JioCinema. For all the live updates, you can also tune into ET's live coverage of the Paris Olympics.