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Lakshya Sen clinched the Australian Open Super 500 title in Sydney, defeating Yushi Tanaka 21,-15, 21-11.
Indian star shuttler Lakshya Sen (X/BAI via badminton photo)
India’s top shuttler Lakshya Sen triumphed over Japan’s Yushi Tanaka in a thrilling final to secure the Australian Open Super 500 title, his first title of the season, at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday.
Lakshya got the better of Tanaka 21,-15, 21-11 in 38 minutes.
Lakshya mounted an impressive comeback, recovering from a game down to defeat second seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 17-21, 24-22, 21-16 in an intense one-hour and 26-minute semi-final clash. Tanaka had defeated Chinese Taipei’s fifth seed Lin Chun-Yi 21-18 21-15 in the other semifinal.
Lakshya stands as the sole Indian remaining in the tournament after he breezed past a determined Ayush Shetty in straight games to reach the semifinal on Friday.
In men’s doubles, top seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who advanced to the quarterfinals with a comfortable win over Su Ching Heng and Wu Guan Xun of Chinese Taipei, were defeated by fifth seeds Indonesians Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri 19-21, 15-21, thus exiting the tournament.
Earlier, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth made early exits in the men’s singles on Thursday.
More to follow…
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin…Read More
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes cricket content, havin… Read More
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November 23, 2025, 11:47 IST
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