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Working on fitness and focusing on bigger events the priority for Lakshya Sen now

Working on fitness and focusing on bigger events the priority for Lakshya Sen now

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Amongst several other things, there was also the realisation for Lakshya Sen that he needs to find a game plan to defeat Lin Chun-Yi, the Chinese Taipei shuttler to whom he has lost all five times they have faced off, the latest stage being the All England final. Lin’s World Tour ranking is currently No.1, which means he’s in top form in 2026, having won the India Open and All England. Sen has made little headway in how to crack his attacking game. Viktor Axelsen and Lee Zii Jia have troubled Sen with similar crunching styles, though he’s nicked wins off both. Lin remains undefeated. “He has a good attacking game and I lost to him 4 times,” Sen says, after wrapping up an inspiring campaign at All England that left him “disheartened” with the Sunday result, but “overall” in a good confident space. “I still need to work with my team on how to beat him. On most occasions, he’s been the better player,” Sen conceded. All talk around his second All England final …

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 …

Who is Lin Chun-Yi, Lakshya Sen’s opponent in the All England final? | Badminton News

Who is Lin Chun-Yi, Lakshya Sen’s opponent in the All England final? | Badminton News

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First the fitness update: Lakshya Sen is in good spirits, and though the 97-minute semifinal was an absolute wringer where his feet cramped and hobbled, he has some of the best recovery-aiding personnel by his side, and should turn up ready to face Taiwanese Lin Chun-Yi. “He will deal with what bothered him yesterday, everythingwill be sorred out perfectly,” coach Vimal Kumar said cryptically. The Commonwealth Games final that Sen won in Birmingham, had his on-site and long term trainer Heath Matthews raving about his diligence in recovery, including the ice-baths. This time he had fever a fortnight ago, successfully overcame a glutes issue, and after 317 minutes on court through 4 matches, played through a toe blister. “We can’t complicate it too much, or be too concerned. Lakshya showed what his mind is made of,” Vimal would add. Sen overcame intense discomfort of cramps and knees put under immense shock-load when he needed to leap to smash against Victor Lai. But driven to nail that elusive title, his body will follow suit, the coach …