Lakshya Sen

BWF World Championship: HS Prannoy crashes out after losing to Loh Kean Yew in quarters

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy on Friday lost in the quarter-finals of the ongoing BWF World Championship in Huelva and bowed out of the tournament.

Dec 17, 2021, 23:26 PM IST

'Sen'sational return: Watch how Lakshya Sen produced three consecutive points to win World Championship QF clash

Lakshya Sen defeated Zhao Jun Peng in a thriller on Friday to cruise into the semi-finals of the ongoing BWF World Championships in Huelva. 

Dec 17, 2021, 19:21 PM IST

Badminton World Championships: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth assured of maiden medals; PV Sindhu loses

 In a historic first, India were assured of at least two medals in the men's singles competition of the ongoing BWF World Badminton Championships after the seasoned Kidambi Srikanth and young Lakshya Sen entered their maiden semifinals of the marquee event here on Friday.

Dec 17, 2021, 18:40 PM IST

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu starts title defence with crushing win against Martina Repiska

PV Sindhu defeated the shuttler from Slovakia by 21-7, 21-9 in just 24 minutes. Sindhu faced very little resistance from Repiska as she moved into the round of 16.

Dec 14, 2021, 17:05 PM IST

Badminton: THIS save and return from Lakshya Sen surprised World No 1 Viktor Axelsen - WATCH

The world number one Viktor Axelsen on Saturday defeated India's Lakshya Sen to cruise into the final of the BWF World Tour Finals in Bali on Saturday.

Dec 05, 2021, 16:53 PM IST

Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen loses to world number one Kento Momota

Sen held the lead at the mid-game interval in both the games 11-10, and even opened up four-point advantages (18-14 in the opening game and 14-10 in the second game), however, Momota rallied on both the occasions to eke out a victory.

Nov 23, 2021, 18:54 PM IST

All England Championship: Lakshya Sen enters maiden quarterfinals, HS Prannoy crashes out

Lakshya Sen became the youngest Indian male shuttler to reach the All England Championship quarterfinals.

Mar 18, 2021, 22:39 PM IST

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth eases into quarter-finals of Denmark Open

Srikanth will next square off with the wiinner of the other second-round clash between second-seed Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei and Nhat Nguyen of Ireland.

Oct 15, 2020, 18:15 PM IST

All England Open: PV Sindhu advances, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth bow out

Meanwhile, Sai Praneeth--the other Indian in the fray--too crashed out of the tournament after going down 12-21, 13-21 against Zhao Jun Peng of China in 33 minutes.

Mar 12, 2020, 13:52 PM IST

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinches Scottish Open title

Sen had bagged a silver medal at the Polish Open International Challenge in March before he clinched the Belgian Open title in September.

Nov 25, 2019, 10:22 AM IST

India's Lakshya Sen clinches maiden BWF World Tour title in Netherlands

Lakshya, who bagged the Belgian Open title last month, is currently ranked 72nd spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.

Oct 14, 2019, 13:13 PM IST

India's Lakshya Sen reaches semi-final of Dutch Open

Lakshya will now square off with Felix Burestedt of Sweden for a place in the summit showdown of the tournament. 

Oct 12, 2019, 14:19 PM IST

Saina Nehwal crashes out of New Zealand Open after shocking loss to world number 212

The 29-year-old Olympic bronze medallist and world number nine lost 16-21 23-21 4-21 to her 19-year-old opponent in the women's singles match that lasted one hour and seven minutes.

May 01, 2019, 17:19 PM IST

Teen shuttler Lakshya Sen eyes top 30 ranking by year end

Lakshya, who had reached the finals at the 2017 edition and semifinal at last edition of the Nationals, is eager to get the senior national title under his belt.

Feb 13, 2019, 11:38 AM IST

Bengaluru Raptors edge out Pune Aces 4-3 in PBL thriller

In the deciding men's singles match, B Sai Praneeth defeated Lakshya Sen 15-9 15-13 to wrap the contest in Bengaluru's favour.

Dec 30, 2018, 23:39 PM IST

Youth Olympics: Shuttler Lakshya stumbles in final hurdle, settles for silver

Sen, the reigning junior Asian champion lost 15-21 19-21 in a 42-minute final match to bag the silver. 

Oct 13, 2018, 12:15 PM IST

Lakshya Sen wins Badminton Asia Junior Championship, ends 53 year title drought

The World no.9 eased past Vitidsarn in straight sets the Under 19 final to win India’s first Men’s singles gold in 53 years.

Jul 22, 2018, 18:28 PM IST

Lakshya Sen gives Lin Dan a scare before losing, Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma march on at Auckland Open

Teenage shuttler Lakshya Sen reaffirmed his status as one of India's rising talent as he gave legendary Lin Dan a scare before losing in three games at the Auckland Open Badmointon Championship on Thursday.

May 03, 2018, 19:14 PM IST

Badminton World Federation: Kidambi Srikanth at 4th, Lakshya Sen breaks into top 100

Lakshya, 16, was rewarded for his good run in international badminton this season. The youngster had clinched the Eurasia Bulgarian Open and India International Series, before finishing runners-up at the Tata Open India International Challenge last week.

Dec 07, 2017, 17:48 PM IST

Tata Open India International Badminton Challenge: India's Lakshya Sen stunned by Thai shuttler Sitthikom Thammasin in final

The men's final produced some fighting display from both the shuttlers with Sen, a losing quarter finalist in the last world junior championships, dominating the opening game before faltering in the last two after frittering away chances.

Dec 03, 2017, 21:00 PM IST