Lakshya vs Jonatan Christie at Istora | Raj Shamani #shorts #sports
Lakshya Sen recalls his quarter-final match against Jonatan Christie at the Indonesia Open, played at Istora stadium. He describes the intense one-sided crowd atmosphere, where the noise was deafening when Christie scored but fell silent when Lakshya earned points. Despite a close three-game match, Christie ultimately won.
Summary
In this short clip, badminton player Lakshya Sen reflects on his experience playing against Indonesian player Jonatan Christie in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open at Istora Senayan stadium. He describes the unique challenge of competing in front of a heavily partisan Indonesian crowd that was entirely behind his opponent.
Lakshya notes that the match went to three games, making it a closely contested affair. He humorously observes the stark contrast in crowd noise depending on who was winning points — when he was scoring, the stadium would go completely silent, but when Christie earned points, the noise was so overwhelming that Lakshya couldn't even hear the score being announced or what his coaches were shouting to him from behind. He had to strain just to make out their instructions. Despite the hostile atmosphere, Lakshya describes it as 'quite a good feeling' to compete in such an environment, though Christie eventually won the match.
Key Insights
- Lakshya Sen describes the crowd at Istora as completely one-sided in favor of Indonesian players, creating an intense home-crowd atmosphere for visiting players.
- Lakshya Sen says the quarter-final match against Jonatan Christie at the Indonesia Open went all the way to three games, indicating it was a closely fought contest.
- Lakshya Sen notes that when he was winning points, the stadium would go noticeably quiet, highlighting how the crowd's silence itself signaled his success.
- Lakshya Sen reveals that the crowd noise when Christie scored was so loud that he could not even hear the score being announced inside the stadium.
- Lakshya Sen states that the crowd noise was so overwhelming that he could not hear instructions shouted by his coaches sitting behind him, forcing him to strain to listen.
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[0:00] तोरा में यू हैव प्लेड अगेंस्ट इंडोनेशियन प्लेयर जहां पे क्राउड इज़ वन साइडेड विथ देम। देयर वाज़ दिस टूर्नामेंट अगेंस्ट जनाथन क्रिस्टी आई वाज़ प्लेइंग क्वार्टर फाइनल्स इंडोनेशिया ओपन तो वहां पे अगेन सेम काइंड ऑफ़ सिचुएशन थ्री गेम तक मैच रहा था। इवेंचुअली ही वन द मैच बट क्वाइट अ गुड फीलिंग टू प्ले एंड देन फिर वो अगर आप जीत रहे होते तो क्राउड शांत भी हो जा रहा है। [हंसी] आपको पॉइंट मिल रहा था। कोई हल्ला ही नहीं है वहां पे स्टेडियम में। और फिर जब उसको पॉइंट मिल रहा है यू कांट [0:32] इवन हियर द स्कोर। पीछे कोचेस क्या बोल रहे हैं वो भी नहीं सुनाई देता। ऐसा सुनना पड़ता है कि…
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