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Lakshya Sen cops yellow card for throwing racquet in 19-21, 21-15, 15-21 loss

Lakshya Sen cops yellow card for throwing racquet in 19-21, 21-15, 15-21 loss

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2 min readUpdated: May 29, 2026 06:15 PM IST Things got heated on the court for Lakshya Sen as a service fault called for height a second time in his match against Koki Watanabe of Japan, saw him fling the racquet on court in disgust. Things were fast and furious as is, given the Japanese and his intensity tends to be scalding. In the first set of the quarters of the Super 750 at Singapore, Sen had already been faulted once in the opening set as he briefly argued with the chair umpire. Sen’s straight deep smashing had not been enough to offset Watanabe’s brisk angle-changers and quick reactions, as the Indian lost narrowly, with a 21-19 margin. He would receive prolonged instructions from father DK Sen in the break. His last few enforced errors that handed the set to the Japanese might’ve been playing on his mind as he picked the first point. But when his serve was called for height, an enraged Sen chucked the racquet on the floor in the direction of …

All England badminton: Exhaustion got the better of Lakshya Sen in final against Lin Chun-Yi | Badminton News

All England badminton: Exhaustion got the better of Lakshya Sen in final against Lin Chun-Yi | Badminton News

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All England champion Lin Chun-Yi said he was too tired to celebrate after beating Lakshya Sen in the final on Sunday. The Taiwanese had unveiled a nice little dance after beating World No.1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semis. But if Sen’s exhaustion and leaden limbs cost him the title after 373 minutes over five matches, Chun-Yi – who also took out three seeded players – admitted he was too knackered to break into a jig. “Because I was too tired after this (final) match, I didn’t plan to have a celebration. So there was no dance today,” he said. Sen’s draw didn’t make things easy for him. He faced top seed Shi Yuqi in Round 1, a particularly aggravating match-up in Round 2 with NG Ka Long Angus, desperate Chinese power-player Li Shifeng in the quarters, and the tour’s most adamant defensive rallyist in Victor Lai at the last-four stage. “The only way out is to finish in two sets. But will these opponents in early rounds allow him to?” coach Vimal Kumar asks. Taiwan’s …

The mind behind Lakshya Sen’s All England run | Badminton News

The mind behind Lakshya Sen’s All England run | Badminton News

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Nimrod Mon Brokman doesn’t believe in easy. The Israeli sports psychologist, who works with athletes at his Behavioral Foresight facility, has been accompanying Lakshya Sen at the All England — and his methods are anything but conventional. The latest: cycling at a heart rate of 160-170 under hypoxic conditions, where arterial oxygen saturation drops below 90 percent. “I use different, unconventional technologies and methods. This was about cognitive overload — forcing him to deal with two challenges at once,” says the Bangalore-based Mon. “Most athletes won’t like it. Lakshya says, ‘Bring it on.’ Even on match-days.” That attitude, Mon says, is rare. Working with Sen since mid-2025, he sees in the Indian shuttler a quality he has otherwise encountered only in elite military units. “I see very little fear in him when it comes to hard stuff. He laughs in the face of these challenges — that kind of temperament, I’ve seen it only in Special Forces or 9 Para.” It’s why, Mon believes, Sen is in the All England semifinals. The work between them …

Lakshya Sen Match Today Scorecard Latest Updates

Lakshya Sen Match Today Scorecard Latest Updates

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Lakshya Sen vs Victor Lai Live Score: Lakshya Sen takes on Victor Lai in the semifinal of All England. (AP) Lakshya Sen vs Victor Lai Live Score, All England Open Badminton Semi Final 2026 LIVE Score Updates: After a straight-games victory against Li Shifeng in the quarterfinal on Friday, India’s Lakshya Sen will look to punch his ticket to the All England Open final when he takes on world No. 16 Victor Lai in the semifinal on Saturday. Lakshya has been on a roll in this tournament, having defeated world No. 1 and defending champion Shi Yuqi in the opening round and then followed up with another win against Hong Kong’s NG Ka Long Angus in the Round of 16. On Friday, he blazed past a familiar rival in Shifeng with a stellar all-round performance to continue his amazing form in the event. Story continues below this ad “Happy with the way I played both sets. But credit to him he played well. Like he played a very solid game with quite some long rallies,” …

Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng match today Scorecard Latest Updates

Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng match today Scorecard Latest Updates

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Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng LIVE: Lakshya Sen takes on Li Shifeng at the All England. (AP) Lakshya Sen vs Li Shifeng Live Score, All England Open Badminton Quarter-Final 2026 LIVE Score Updates: Lakshya Sen, the last Indian left standing at the prestigious All England Open, will take on Li Shifeng in the quarterfinal on Friday. To reach this stage, Lakshya had to go through Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in the Round of 16 encounter on Thursday, before which he had stunned top seed and defending champion Shi Yu Qi in the first round on Tuesday. The head to head contests between Lakshya and Shifeng is currently tied at 7-7 with the Indian hoping to take the lead after Friday’s contest. With the world No 12 in fine form after breaking the jinx against Ng Ka Long Angus, who he hadn’t beaten in three meetings, in the previous round, he’d be looking to continue his impressive performance in the quarters against an opponent he has been facing since his junior days. Read more …

India Open: Lakshya Sen exits with a quarterfinal defeat against left-handed nemesis after net gains, but drift troubles | Badminton News

India Open: Lakshya Sen exits with a quarterfinal defeat against left-handed nemesis after net gains, but drift troubles | Badminton News

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Trailing 16-18 in the third set, Lakshya Sen played an extraordinary rally that brought the fans to their feet at the IG Indoor Stadium. The lethal Lin Chun Yi’s lefty smashes and half smashes were troubling Lakshya for most of the night, but in this extreme pressure moment, the Indian pulled off a miraculous behind-the-back shot to keep the shuttle alive and rushed to the net to kill the point. Lakshya pumped his fist, the crowd roared along, and just a few moments after it looked like he was out of the contest, there was hope again. But when the match ended, there was despair for the home favourite while Lin leapt around in joy. Lakshya lost 21-17, 13-21, 18-21 in 68 minutes to mark the end of the Indian interest at the Super 750 event. There was a sharp contrast in emotions when the two players were asked about that rally post-match. Lin, without even needing the help of the translator, exclaimed that Lakshya’s shot was “beautiful, very beautiful.” When it was put forth …

India Open badminton: Lakshya Sen, the solitary Indian winner; after this crucial technical switch mid-match | Badminton News

India Open badminton: Lakshya Sen, the solitary Indian winner; after this crucial technical switch mid-match | Badminton News

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Lakshya Sen took his time to get over the missed bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. But since the second half of 2025, there is a spring in his step. The results have still been up and down, but the performances have picked up. On Thursday, after his second-round win at the India Open Super 750, when asked if he is in a better space than he has been in recent times, he responded with a big smile. “I think everyone agrees to that. Yeah, I’m in a much better space. Definitely, in terms of my game. And I’m enjoying badminton much more, I guess.” Is he doing anything off court that is helping him relax? “I am not going to tell you that,” he added with a chuckle. A lighter, freer Lakshya took time to get going against world No 13 Kenta Nishimoto but a tactical tweak halfway through the opening game turned it around for him as he beat the Japanese 21-19, 21-10 in 50 minutes. On an otherwise bleak day for home …

Hylo Open Super 500 badminton: Lakshya, Shriyanshi, Shankar beat higher-ranked players to enter second round | Badminton News

Hylo Open Super 500 badminton: Lakshya, Shriyanshi, Shankar beat higher-ranked players to enter second round | Badminton News

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Lakshya Sen stunned fifth seed Christo Popov of France in straight games to enter the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the USD 475,000 Hylo Open Super 500 tournament in Saarbrucken, Germany on Wednesday. Popov, the left-hander who has been in great form having reached the final of his home tournament last week at French Open Super 750, trailed 2-5 in the head-to-head coming into the match. Lakshya, a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, who reached the finals at the Hong Kong Open, defeated higher-ranked Popov 21-16 22-20 in the opening round. It’s been a topsy-turvy season for Lakshya, who has had the occasional impressive wins and performances but also suffered frequent first-round exits. Story continues below this ad Lakshya will next face compatriot S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, who defeated Malaysia’s Jun Hao Leong 21-14 18-21 21-16 in another opening round match against a higher-ranked opponent. However, it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth, who lost 19-21 11-21 to compatriot Kiran George. George will next face eight seed Toma Junior Popov of France, Christo’s elder brother, who beat …

Home turf, high stakes for PV Sindhu and co

Home turf, high stakes for PV Sindhu and co

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The Syed Modi International 2024 badminton tournament kicks off in Lucknow today, promising intense action on the courts of the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium. As a BWF Super 300 event, the competition features some of India’s top players like PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, and the dynamic men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will headline the tournament as they aim to end their respective title droughts. The matches will be held at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium and will be live-streamed on the BWF TV YouTube channel and telecast on DD Sports in India. PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen lead singles hopes Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, struggling to rediscover her peak form, will spearhead India’s women’s singles campaign. The former world champion last won a title at the Singapore Open in July 2022. With a world ranking that has slipped to No. 19, Sindhu aims to capitalize on home conditions to clinch her third Syed Modi International crown. She begins her campaign against 17-year-old compatriot Anmol Kharb, a rising star …

All-England: How Lakshya Sen went from 2-8 down to defeat Anders Antonsen in a stunning fightback | Badminton News

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When Lakshya Sen trailed 2-8 in the deciding third game in Birmingham on Thursday, there was a sense of deja vu. It was the same scoreline he was on a few days back in Paris. Then, it was the semifinal against reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn at the French Open. Then, Lakshya couldn’t arrest the slide as Vitidsarn ran away with it. Now, it was a second-round match against the red-hot Anders Antonsen at the All England Open, who hadn’t lost a match on tour till last week. Now, Lakshya could arrest the slide briefly to gather some control. Now, Lakshya Sen was able to turn it around late on for a stunning fightback to win 15 of thelast 17 points. How quickly things can change in sport. Lakshya overcame the fourth seed from Denmark 24-22, 11-21, 21-14 in a 80-minute thriller to reach the quarterfinals at the prestigious Super 1000 tournament. As Antonsen sent the shuttle wide on match point, Lakshya took a moment to let it sink in, went down on his knees …