Updated On: 23 October, 2022 07:54 AM IST | Odense | PTI
The two have played thrice in international circuit with the Japanese winning twice. Interestingly, it was Sen, who had defeated him in the 2018 Youth Olympics semifinals, their last meeting

India’s Lakshya Sen returns to Kodai Naraoka of Japan during their quarter-final match in Odense on Friday. Pic/Getty Images
Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen suffered a straight game loss to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the men’s singles quarter-final to bring down curtains on India’s campaign at the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament here.
Sen, a 2021 world championships bronze medallist, lost 17-21, 12-21 to Naraoka, a bronze medallist at the 2018 Youth Olympics, in a lop-sided contest on Friday night.