All England Badminton Championship 2026: Lakshya Sen Journey

 

Lakshya Sen had a memorable All England badminton championship 2026 finishing runners-up played at Birmingham that ended on 8th March.

Before this tournament, Sen struggled with his performances. He was pitted with Shi Y Q of China in the first round. The first match was a thriller as Sen won the first game with 23-21 scoreline. It was a closely fought second game before Shi won it by 21-19. Sen showed domination in the decider to win the match by 21-17.

Sen then faced Na Ka Long Anus of Hong Kong in the second round. The match ebbed and flowed right from the word go in the first game. Sen held onto his nerves to win the first game by 21-19. The second game saw Lakshya going to win, but Long Anus fought back strongly to win it by 23-21. Sen then produced a dominating performance in the decider to win with a comfortable 21-10 scoreline to move into the quarterfinals.  

Lakshya Sen then produced masterclass performance in the quarterfinals defeating 6th ranked Li Shifeng of China. He made life tough for his opponent to win in straight games of 21-13, 21-16 to move into the top four stage.

Sen edged past Victor Lai in a 1 hour and 37 marathon match during the semi-finals. There were long rallies right from the word go with Sen winning first game by 21-16. Both players fought for each point with long rallies before Lai held to his nerves winning with 21-18 scoreline.

Sen struggled with blisters, blood, but fought back strongly to win the third and deciding game by 21-15 to move his 2nd All England badminton championship finals.

He struggled in the finals against Lin C Y of Chinese Taipei. Sen looked out of sorts in the first game with 15-21 loss. The second game was a closely fought affair with both players fighting for each point before Lin held to his nerves to win by 22-20.

Lakshya Sen finished runners-up for the second time. It was a remarkable performance by star Indian shuttler.

Results of Lakshya Sen in All England Badminton Championship 2026

1.      Lakshya Sen defeated Shi Y Q (China)- 23-21, 19-21, 21-17

2.      Lakshya Sen defeated Na Ka Long Anus (Hong Kong)- 21-19, 21-23, 21-10

3.      Lakshya Sen defeated LI Shifeng (China)- 21-13, 21-16

4.      Lakshya Sen defeated Victor Lai (Canada)- 21-16, 18-21, 21-15

5.      Lakshya Sen lost to Lin C-Y (Chinese Taipei)- 15-21, 20-22.



 





Lakshya Sen finishes runners-up of All England Badminton championship 2026 

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