This was world No. 12 Lakshya Sen's first-ever win against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen, the world No. 1 in the current badminton rankings,
While former world number one Srikanth has now given himself a real chance of winning the top prize, Sen signed off with a maiden bronze, joining the legendary Prakash Padukone (bronze in 1983) and B Sai Praneeth (bronze in 2019) as the Indian medal winners at the showpiece.
Guwahati: A day after leading the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to their maiden Inter-State Inter-Zonal title, Lakshya Sen carried his impeccable form to make a winning start at the 83rd senior National badminton championships here on Tuesday. The Asian junior champion, seeded 14th at India’s biggest domestic event, needed 28 minutes to dismiss Rahul […]
Glasgow: Fast-rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen claimed his fourth title in three months, bagging the Scottish Open title with a thrilling win over Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in the men’s singles summit clash here. The top-seeded Indian overcame his Brazilian opponent 18-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a 56-minute finale on Sunday night. The 18-year-old from Uttarakhand has […]