Lakshya Sen, who won the bronze medal in the World Championship, registered a historic victory in the semi-final match of the All England Ba...
The Indian player won this match which lasted for three games in one hour and 16 minutes. He is the first Indian male shuttler to reach the final of this tournament after the legendary Pullela Gopichand, who won the title in 2001.
Earlier, only Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand could win this event from India's side among men's players. Prakash Padukone in 1980 and Pullela Gopichand in 2001 were winners here. Lakshya is only the fourth Indian male player to reach the final of the All England Badminton tournament.
In the previous match, the player had defeated world number three Anders Antonsen in straight games to reach the men's singles quarter-finals. He defeated the England player 21-16, 21-18 in straight games. Please tell that PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have already been out of this tournament. Lakshya Sen won the India Open title in January this year.
Lakshya hails from Almora, Uttarakhand. His grandfather C.L. Sen is called Bhishma Pitamah of Badminton in Almora. Lakshya's father D.K. Sen has played badminton at the national level and is also a national level coach. Presently he is serving in Prakash Padukone Academy. His brother Chirag Sen has also played badminton at the international level. Lakshya's mother is a teacher. Lakshya started playing badminton under the supervision of his father. He started going to the stadium from the age of 4.
- KTP Bureau
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