2023-07-10 19:29:38
Calgary: India’s Lakshya Sen wins Canada Open Super 500 badminton men’s singles. The 21-year-old Lakshya defeated China’s Li Shifeng in straight games in the final held yesterday morning. Score: 21-18, 22-20.
This is the star’s second Super 500 title. Lakshya won the 2022 India Open title as well. This is the first title to be won this year. The star defeated Li Shifeng following a tough fight. Lakshya last played in the final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in August 2022. His form then faded and he slipped from the top 10 to 19th in the Lakshya rankings. Since it is an Olympic qualifying year, one has to be very careful to play in the Opens. The Indian player said following the match that his goal is to play more finals.
A nose surgery in the middle of 2022 kept the player out of action for eight months. After returning to the field, he lost in the first round of the four matches he played. South Korean coach Yong Sung Yoo’s return following the 2022 World Championship and suffering from various ailments following the surgery caused a setback to the target.
Lakshya said that the return of the coach to the country caused a lot of difficulties. With the addition of coach Anup Sridhar and sports and exercise science specialist Decline Liato, the way back to excellence was clear.
Lakshya started to return to excellence following entering the semi-finals of the Thailand Open. In Canada, Lakshya entered the final by defeating Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in straight games. Lakshya is playing in the Super 500 final for the second time. Lakshya will face China’s Li Shifeng in the final.
He was knocked out in the first round of several matches that followed. The Olympic qualification year that started on May 1 will last until April 28 next year. Lakshya came to play in the final with a winning record of 4-2 once morest All England Champion Li Shi Feng. Starting today in the U.S. Lakshya is hoping to continue his excellence in the Open Super 300 Badminton Tournament as well. First BWF to achieve target in 17 months The crown belongs to Canada. U.S. In the Open, Lakshya will face Finland’s Kale Koljonen in the first round. Li Shi Feng in the first round B. Sai will also face Praneet. In women’s singles, Olympian P.V. Sindhu is coming off with her first title of the season.
In Canada too, Sindhu might not make it to the semi-finals. Sindhu has reached the final of the Madrid Spain Masters. Sindhu was defeated by Japan’s world number one Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles semi-finals in Canada. Skorka 14-21, 15-21.
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