Lakshya Sen

Jayce September 6, 2024 1 0

Character Introduction

Lakshya Sen (English: Lakshya Sen, August 16, 2001) is an Indian male badminton player.

Lakshya Sen was born in the Indian state of Almora North Akhand, his father is a badminton coach while his elder brother Chirag Sen is also a badminton player.

In November 2016, Lakshya made his debut in an adult international tournament, the Men’s Singles event of the India International Series, where he defeated Malaysian newcomer Lee Tziga 3-1 (11-13, 11-3, 11-6, 11-6) in the final to win the first international title of his career.

At the junior level, he has achieved good results as he won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Junior Championships and finished second at the Youth Olympic Games. Despite not having spectacular results at the senior level, he has won a string of victories at the lower levels, winning five of seven events in 2019, including the Belgian Challenge, the Dutch Open, and the Salolu Open.

In December 2021, Lakshya Sen made his debut in the men’s singles event at the World Championships in Huelva, Spain, where he was reversed 1-2 (21-17, 14-21, 17-21) in the semifinals by his senior brother and teammate, Srikanth Kidambi, to finish third in his first World Championship appearance.

In January 2022, Lakshya Sen was seeded third for the Indian Open, where he made it all the way to the final against newly crowned World Champion Loh Kian Yew of Singapore, whom he defeated in straight sets to become the third host to win the Indian Open.

In March 2022, Lakshya reached the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships after defeating Malaysia’s Lee Tee Kah. In the same year, he led the Indian men’s team to win the Thomas Cup badminton team event by defeating the Indonesian men’s team 3-0.

On August 5, 2024, Lakshya suffered a 21:13, 16:21, 11:21 reversal against Malaysia’s No. 1 men’s singles player Lee Tzu-Cha in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics and ended up missing out on the third place.

World Ranking – Men’s Singles 18, Week 36, 2024

Olympic Points – Men’s Singles 13, 64021 points

Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 29, 37370 points