New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen said he focused on taking “one match at a time” during his campaign at the All England Open Badminton Championships, adding that a psychological discipline allowed him to navigate a demanding draw without the added weight of external expectations. Lakshya, who became only the second Indian player to reach two All England finals, returned with a silver medal after the 24-year-old went down in the men’s singles final 21-15, 22-20 against Chi…
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New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Even in defeat, Lakshya Sen has captured admiration across the sporting world, earning praise from Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra for his resilience at the All England Open 2026.Sen went down 21-15, 22-20 to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the men’s singles final, settling for a silver medal. Despite the loss, Bindra highlighted the qualities Sen displayed on the court.”Not every inspiring sporting story ends with a trophy. Over the last few days, Lakshya Sen …
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen’s “phenomenal run” in the All England Open 2026 after he went down 21-15, 22-20 to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the men’s singles final, settling for a silver medal. Despite the loss, Sindhu highlighted the qualities Sen displayed on the court.“Never easy to come back and play a final less than 24 hours after a brutal semifinal. Those matches really stay in the legs. I remember the 2021 All England…
Birmingham, March 8 (IANS) Playing with blisters on the toes of his right leg, India star Lakshya Sen finished runner-up after going down to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the men’s singles final of the All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Sunday.Sen lost 15-21, 20-22 in a closely fought contest that lasted 57 minutes. This is the second time the Indian star from Uttarakhand has finished the event with a silver medal after losing in the 2022 fin…
Birmingham, March 7 (IANS) Lakshya Sen became only the second Indian player to reach the men’s singles final of the All-England Open badminton championship twice when he overcame Canada’s Victor Lai in a gruelling semifinal in Birmingham on Saturday.The 24-year-old, who had also reached the summit clash in 2022, not only overcame a spirited Lai but also blisters in his right toe to win 21-16, 18-21, 21-15 in an hour and 37 minutes.Sen’s mentor, Prakash Padukone, had reached the All-England f…
Jakarta, Jan 22 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2026, where she will face top seed Chen Yu Fei inJakarta on Friday, as men’s singles star Lakshya Sen and women’s singles player Anmol Kharb also advanced to the next stage.Former World Championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, and men’s doubles pair Hariharan Amsakarunan/M.R Arjun, too exited the BWF World Tour event.With Chen leading their head-to-head 7–6, the quarter…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Defending Champion An Se Young once again underlined her supremacy with a clinical demolition of China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the women’s singles final while Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei defeated third seed Jonatan Christie in straight games to clinch the men’s singles title in the India Open 2026, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event organised by the Badminton Association of India, in New Delhi on Sunday.The world No. 1 Korean came out all guns blazing against the Chinese …
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie mixed his tactics and kept his nerves in key situations to beat former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men’s singles semifinals while world no. 1 An Se Young set up a women’s singles summit clash against China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event organised by the Badminton Association of India, here on Saturday. Third seed Christie fought back in the opening game from 5-1…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India’s campaign in the home BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament, India Open 2026, came to a premature end with the last home hope, Lakshya Sen, crashing out of the men’s singles quarterfinals, losing in three games at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Friday.Sen, who was India’s lone hope in the event after PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, and H.S Prannoy fell by the wayside in earlier rounds, went down to Chinese Taipei’s World No 12 Lin Chun-Yi. Sen, who is…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Former champion Lakshya Sen relied on his strong defence and injection of pace to defeat Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto, while Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy’s inspired performances were not enough in the second round of the India Open 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.Sen packed off Nishimoto 21-19, 21-11 to advance into the quarterfinals after Srikanth had gone down 21-14, 17-21, 21-17 against BWF World Tour Finals winner Christo Popov of …