Lakshya Sen
Indian badminton player

Lakshya Sen

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Introduction

Lakshya Sen (born 16 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player. Sen is a former world junior no. 1. He has won gold medals at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' singles and at the Summer Youth Olympics in the mixed team event. He won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships and was runner-up at the 2022 All England Open. Sen was also a part of the Indian team which won the 2022 Thomas Cup. He also won the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Personal life

Sen, was born in Almora in Uttarakhand. His father, D. K. Sen, is a coach in India.

Career

2016

Having trained at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, Sen had shown his talent as a badminton player at a very young age, and had a brilliant year in the junior badminton circuit in 2016. He clinched the bronze medal at Junior Asian Championship after losing to Sun Feixiang 12–21,16–21. Coincidently, Sen lost to Sun again in the pre-quarters of Junior World Championship 21–17,8–21 and 13–21,His team finished 8th in the team event. Sen also competed in the senior international level and won the men's singles title at the 2016 India International Series tournament.

2017

Sen started the year at Syed Modi International where he lost in the pre-quarters to compatriot Sourabh Verma 14–21,16–21. Sen became the number one junior singles player in BWF World Junior ranking in February 2017. At the Junior Asian Championship, Sen was seeded as no.1 but lost in the pre-quarters to Lin Chun-yi 21–13,23–25 and 20–22. Sen reached the Quarter-finals of Vietnam Open before losing to Kodai Naraoka 21–17,21–23 and 10–21. Sen was seeded as no.2 at the Junior World Championship but in the Quarter-finals, he again lost to Kodai Naraoka 21–14,17–21,14–21.

2018

Lakshya Sen
Sen (left) with Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in July 2018.

Sen defeated Cheam June Wei a much higher ranked player than him 21–11,21–16 in straight games at the New Zealand Open but lost to 2 time Olympic gold medallist and seed no.1 Lin Dan 21–15,15–21 and 12–21. At the Australian Open, He lost to seed no.7 Lee Cheuk Yiu 20–22,21–13 and 19–21. Sen emerged as the champion at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships defeating the top seeded World Junior No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the final 21–19,21–18.

At the Hyderabad Open, Sen lost to seed no. 8 Heo Kwang-hee 13–21 and 12–21. Sen defeated seed no.2 Sitthikom Thammasin 21–14,21–19 in the pre-quarters of 2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters but lost to seed no.7 Lin Yu-hsien 21–12,20–21 and 14–21 in the Quarter-finals.

Sen participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics as the fourth seeded. He settled for boys' singles silver medal after losing to Chinese player Li Shifeng in straight games 15–21, 19–21. He also competed in the mixed team event, and helped team Alpha win the gold medal.

Sen clinched the bronze medal at the BWF Junior World Championships after losing to the eventual champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the semi-finals 22–20,16–21,13–21.

2019

Sen won the Belgian International tournament by beating Victor Svendsen 21–14 and 21–15. Sen clinched his first BWF Tour title by winning the Dutch Open men's singles title after beating Yusuke Onodera of Japan. The Dutch Open is a BWF Tour Super 100 tournament. In November 2019, he won the SaarLorLux Open which is a BWF Tour Super 100 tournament held in Saarbrücken, Germany. He defeated China's Weng Hongyang in the final to claim the title.

He won the men's singles title in the 2019 Scottish Open in November, with a victory against Brazilian Ygor Coelho.

2020

Sen was a member of the Indian team which clinched the bronze medal at 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships.

Sen reached the 2nd round of 2020 All England Open which was his 1st ever BWF Super 1000 Tournament before losing to the champion and world no.1 Viktor Axelsen 17–21 and 18–21. He lost to Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21–15,7–21 and 15–21 in 2nd round of the 2020 Denmark Open. Sen was seeded as no.2 at 2020 SaarLorLux Open but withdrew due to an injury. The Covid-19 Pandemic restricted him to play any more international BWF Tournaments in the year.

2021

In December, he reached the World Championships semifinals where he lost to compatriot Srikanth Kidambi in a hard-fought match 21–17, 14–21, 17–21 and settled for a bronze medal.

2022

In January, he defeated the reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew in the India Open final, thus clinching his first Super 500 title. He defeated Loh in two straight games 24–22, 21–17. In the German Open, Lakshya defeated World No.1 Viktor Axelsen in the semifinals, but lost the finals to Kunlavut Vitidsarn. He then defeated World No. 3 Anders Antonsen and World No. 7 Lee Zii Jia to reach the finals of the 2022 All England Open. He lost the finals to Viktor Axelsen 10–21, 15–21. He subsequently withdrew from the Swiss Open, as he was tired after playing 2 back-to-back BWF tournaments finals. Lakshya Sen was part of the Indian men's team for 2022 Thomas Cup. The team went on to win the Thomas Cup by beating Indonesia 3–0, with Sen winning his match against Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. He became Commonwealth champion at 2022 Commonwealth Games by defeating Ng Tze Yong of Malaysia in the final. Sen was also part of the Indian team that won silver in the mixed team event.

2023

In February, Lakshya Sen was a member of the Indian team which clinched the bronze medal at Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.

On July 9, Lakshya Sen defeated China's Li Shifeng in straight sets 21-18, 22-20 in the final of 2023 Canada Open in Calgary, Canada. Lakshya Sen was part of the Indian team which won historic silver medal in the men's team event at 2022 Asian games.

2024

Sen resepnted for Team India for 2024 Paris Olympics.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Srikanth Kidambi 21–17, 14–21, 17–21
Lakshya Sen
Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England Ng Tze Yong 19–21, 21–9, 21–16
Lakshya Sen
Gold

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Tecnópolis, Buenos Aires, Argentina Li Shifeng 15–21, 19–21 Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Kunlavut Vitidsarn 22–20, 16–21, 13–21
Lakshya Sen
Bronze

Asia Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand Sun Feixiang 12–21, 16–21
Lakshya Sen
Bronze
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–19, 21–18
Lakshya Sen
Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Yusuke Onodera 15–21, 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Weng Hongyang 17–21, 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 India Open Super 500 Loh Kean Yew 24–22, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 German Open Super 300 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 All England Open Super 1000 Viktor Axelsen 10–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Open Super 500 Li Shifeng 21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 India International Series Lee Zii Jia 11–13, 11–3, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Bulgarian Open Zvonimir Đurkinjak 18–21, 21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 India International Series Chong Yee Han 21–15, 17–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Tata Open India International Sitthikom Thammasin 21–15, 14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Tata Open India International Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–15, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Polish Open Kunlavut Vitidsarn 17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Belgian International Victor Svendsen 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Scottish Open Ygor Coelho 18–21, 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bangladesh International Leong Jun Hao 22–20, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Dutch Open Loh Kean Yew 12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Swiss Junior International B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj 11–5, 11–6, 6–11, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 India Junior International Chirag Sen 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 German Junior International Lee Chia-hao 21–19, 11–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Junior level
Team events 2016 2017 2018
Asian Junior Championships QF 2R QF
World Junior Championships QF QF QF
  • Senior level
Team events 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asia Team Championships A NH B NH A NH QF
Asia Mixed Team Championships NH A NH B NH
Asian Games A NH S NH
Commonwealth Games A NH S NH
Thomas Cup RR NH A NH G NH
Sudirman Cup NH A NH A NH A NH

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events 2016 2017 2018
Asian Junior Championships B 4R G
World Junior Championships 4R QF B
Youth Olympic Games NH S
  • Senior level
Events 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asian Championships NH 1R 1R 1R
Asian Games NH A NH
Commonwealth Games NH G NH
World Championships NH B 3R 3R NH
Olympic Games DNQ NH
Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR Best
Result Year
Level 1 – BWF World Tour Finals
BWF World Tour Finals DNQ SF DNQ 0/1 SF '21
Level 2 – BWF World Tour Super 1000
Malaysia Open A NH A 1R 1R 0/2 1R '23, '24
All England Open A 2R QF F 2R SF 0/5 F '22
Indonesia Open A NH 1R 1R 2R QF 0/4 QF '24
China Open A NH 1R 0/1 1R '23
Level 3 – BWF World Tour Super 750
India Open A NH W 2R 1R 1/3 W '22
French Open A NH QF 1R 1R SF 0/4 SF '24
Singapore Open A NH A 1R 1R 0/2 1R '23, '24
Japan Open A NH 1R SF 0/2 SF '23
Denmark Open A 2R 2R QF 1R 0/4 QF '22
China Masters A NH 1R 0/1 1R '23
Level 4 – BWF World Tour Super 500
Indonesia Masters NH A Q1 2R QF QF 2R 0/5 QF '22, '23
Thailand Open A NH A SF A 0/1 SF '23
Malaysia Masters A Q1 NH A 2R A 0/2 2R '23
Australian Open A 1R Q2 NH w/d 1R 0/3 1R '18, '23
Canada Open A 2R NH A W 1/2 W '23
Korea Open A NH 2R A 0/1 2R '22
Hong Kong Open A NH A 0/0 A
Arctic Open NA A 0/0 A
Japan Masters NA 1R 0/1 1R '23
Level 5 – BWF World Tour Super 300
Thailand Masters A NH A 0/0 A
German Open A NH F 1R A 0/2 F '22
Orléans Masters NA A 1R NH A 0/1 1R '19
Swiss Open A NH 1R w/d 1R 2R 0/3 2R '24
Spain Masters NA A Q1 A NH A w/d 0/1 Q1 '19
U.S. Open A 2R NH SF 0/2 SF '23
Taipei Open A NH A 0/0 A
Macau Open A NH NA 0/0 A
Hylo Open A W w/d SF 1R A 1/3 W '19
Korea Masters A NH A 0/0 A
Syed Modi International 3R A 2R NH w/d A 0/2 3R '17
New Zealand Open A 2R 1R NH NA 0/2 2R '18
Level 6 – BWF World Tour Super 100
Ruichang China Masters NA A SF NH A 0/1 SF '19
Indonesia Masters Super 100 NA QF A NH A 0/1 QF '18
Vietnam Open 3R A NH A 0/1 3R '17
Odisha Open NA NH A 0/0 A
Akita Masters NA A NH NA 0/0 A
Dutch Open A W NH NA 1/1 W '19
Hyderabad Open NA 2R 1R NH NA 0/2 2R '18
Russian Open A w/d NH NA 0/0 A
Year-end ranking 87 109 32 27 17 7 16 6
Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 27 July 2024.

Player Matches Win Lost Diff.
Player Matches Win Lost Diff.
Lin Dan 2 0 2 –2
Shi Yuqi 2 0 2 –2
Zhao Junpeng 1 1 0 +1
Chou Tien-chen 2 1 2 –1
Viktor Axelsen 8 1 7 –6
Anders Antonsen 6 2 4 –2
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 4 2 2 0
Kevin Cordón 2 2 0 +2
Srikanth Kidambi 3 0 3 –3
Parupalli Kashyap 1 1 0 +1
Player Matches Win Lost Diff.
Prannoy H. S. 7 4 3 +1
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 3 3 0 +3
Kento Momota 3 1 2 –1
Kodai Naraoka 6 2 4 –2
Loh Kean Yew 9 6 3 +2
Heo Kwang-hee 2 0 2 –2
Son Wan-ho 1 0 1 –1
Kunlavut Vitidsarn 11 4 7 –3
Kantaphon Wangcharoen 6 4 2 +2
Lin Dan 2 0 2 –2
Shi Yuqi 2 0 2 –2
Zhao Junpeng 1 1 0 +1
Chou Tien-chen 2 1 2 –1
Viktor Axelsen 8 1 7 –6
Anders Antonsen 6 2 4 –2
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 4 2 2 0
Kevin Cordón 2 2 0 +2
Srikanth Kidambi 3 0 3 –3
Parupalli Kashyap 1 1 0 +1
Prannoy H. S. 7 4 3 +1
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 3 3 0 +3
Kento Momota 3 1 2 –1
Kodai Naraoka 6 2 4 –2
Loh Kean Yew 9 6 3 +2
Heo Kwang-hee 2 0 2 –2
Son Wan-ho 1 0 1 –1
Kunlavut Vitidsarn 11 4 7 –3
Kantaphon Wangcharoen 6 4 2 +2

Awards and recognition

National

  • Arjuna Award: 2022