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Why does PV Sindhu need to play doubles at Uber Cup? For determining match order; Lakshya Sen leads 21-18, 15-17 vs Victor Lai in Thomas Cup | Badminton News

Why does PV Sindhu need to play doubles at Uber Cup? For determining match order; Lakshya Sen leads 21-18, 15-17 vs Victor Lai in Thomas Cup | Badminton News

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3 min readMumbaiApr 24, 2026 01:04 PM IST Cometh the Uber Cup, and the questions erupt on why PV Sindhu gets suddenly drafted into playing doubles. With Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand not available after Treesa freakishly injured herself, India were once again forced into shuffling their resources and using their MVP to try tilt a match order that might help Indians against Denmark. Sindhu will play with Tanisha Crasto against Alexandra Boje, ranked No 7 in mixed doubles and Christine Busch, No 19 again in mixed. Knowing that it was the singles where Indians stand their best chance against Denmark, India needed to stack up all 3 singles within the first 4 matches. The only way to get that order WS1, WS2, WD1, WS3, WD2 was to draft Sindhu in as second doubles, so the WD2 can be pushed to the fifth rubber. Rules dictate that for team members playing both singles and doubles, an adequate break is necessary. ALSO READ | Thomas & Uber Cup 2026: India Preview, Schedule, Squads, Groups, Live Streaming – All You …

Lakshya Sen after marathon All England win against Victor Lai: ‘Plan was to finish off rally in first few shots when I started cramping’ | Badminton News

Lakshya Sen after marathon All England win against Victor Lai: ‘Plan was to finish off rally in first few shots when I started cramping’ | Badminton News

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4 min readMar 8, 2026 12:01 AM IST It is not something you see often in a badminton match. At the final change of ends in the decider against Victor Lai, Lakshya Sen lay down on his back on the floor near his bench as his coach Yoo Yong Sung and physio Satej furiously massaged his legs. He had a lead to protect and the willpower to win, but the body was starting to act up out of sheer exertion from all the epic rallies they had been contesting. At one point after play resumed, when he was rightly shown a yellow card for delay, the chair umpire told Lakshya ‘continue playing or retire’. But somehow, Lakshya found reserve fuel in his tank, started attacking early during rallies and came through an extraordinary 97-minute clash to book his place in the All England final for a second time. “Starting of the third set, I could feel a bit of cramps in the legs and I didn’t know if I could go all the way,” Lakshya …

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,” …

All England Open 2026 LIVE: Lakshya Sen vs Victor Lai

All England Open 2026 LIVE: Lakshya Sen vs Victor Lai

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All England Open 2026 LIVE: India’s Lakshya Sen will take on Canada’s Victor Lai in the semifinal of the USD 1,450,000 All England Open 2026 in Birmingham on Saturday. Here’s a look at Lakshya’s outings so far: Round of 32: bt Shi Yuqi (1) 23-21, 19-21, 21-17 Round of 16: bt Ng Ka Long Angus 21-19, 21-23, 21-10 Quarterfinal: bt Li Shifeng (6) 21-13, 21-16 Lakshya reached the semifinals at the All England Open in 2024 and the final in 2022 at the prestigious championships. It will be interesting to see how he fares against World Championships bronze medallist Victor Lai. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link