World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen progressed to the semi-finals but compatriot to bow out of the German Open Super 300 tournament here on Friday. The 20-year-old Sen, who had claimed his maiden Super 500 title at the India Open in January, saw off former top 10 player HS Prannoy 21-15, 21-16 in 39 minutes.

The world No.14 had defeated Prannoy, currently ranked 24th, in the quarter finals of India Open as well.

Sen will now face top seed Axelsen of Denmark in the semi-finals on Saturday. Srikanth went down to world No. 1 Axelsen 10-21, 21-23 in 35 minutes. It was the Indian’s sixth defeat on the trot to Axelsen, whom he had beaten thrice in the past, including en route to his 2017 Denmark Open title in Odense.

Prannoy made a positive start, opening up a 4-0 lead early on but Sen caught up with him at 10-10 and zoomed ahead after the interval to take a 1-0 lead in the tie. The second game was a tight affair initially but, just like in the first game, Sen produced a five-point burst to eventually seal the contest comfortably.