On Saturday, August 2, the Indian challenge at Macau Open ended when Lakeshya Dream and Tharun Mannepalli suffered semi -final defeats in their relevant men’s matches. Lakeshya, the ruling Commonwealth Games champion, tried to balance the pace and accuracy of the Indonesian Alwi Farhan and in direct games fell 16-21, 9-21. The match ended in just 39 minutes when Lakeshya is trying to find a rhythm this season.
In the second semifinals, Mannepalli’s dream at the tournament ended up in a thrilling competition with three games that saw that the Indian could not earn at a strong start and lost the match 21-19, 16-21 in a match that lasted an hour and 21 minutes. The 21 -year -old man had a bad day in the office because the match was marked by fluctuating momentum and a rush of unforced errors.
The gross run of Lakeshya in 2025 continues
The current season did not go according to schedule for Lakeshy, because it faced seven defaults and two eliminations of the second round. The Indian ace, however, seemed to be in some form during the open Macaa when trying to get the dynamics heading to the World Championship.
But it was Farhan who made all the right decisions on the day when he recovered from 0-3 the beginning led 11-7 during the break in the first game. While Lakeshya produced several impressive shots, it was the Indonesian ace that reached the driver’s seat and had five game points in his name. Then he forced Lakshyu into a mistake to ensure one game.
The second game followed a similar formula when Farhan started to lead 11-5 during the break. Lakeshya simply couldn’t equalize tireless pressure from his opponent and admitted 12 game points. Farhan failed to convert, but eventually finished the work.
Mannepalli lights up in decisive moments
Mannepalli started well when he raced on the lead 11-6 in the first game. The Indian ace had a 17-12 pillow before Justin came back to the competition to get to 18. After he lost one game point, Mannepalli ensured that he took the game and claimed an early advantage in the competition.
In the second game of Mannepalli’s mistake, Justin helped to demand leadership. But the Indian managed to equalize things to 13-13, but the mistake of mistakes helped Justin to get the lead and eventually marry the game.
Mannepalli took the lead at the referee, but the mistakes returned to chase him and Justin took the lead. While the Indian ace created a short comeback, Justin saw the competition to get to the final.
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Published on:
August 2, 2025
