Hat-trick of the year! Lakshya Sen clinches third consecutive world championship

New Delhi, November 4: India’s veteran shuttler, the eighth-seeded Lakshya Sen clinched his second successive BWF World Tour Super 100 title with a thrilling win over China’s Weng Hong Yang in the final of the SaarLorLux Open yesterday. He overcame Weng 17-21, 21-18, 21-16 in just 59 minutes in the summit clash for his third successive singles title of the season.

 

The 18-year-old from Uttarakhand had a 1-2 head-to-head record against the Chinese, however, the shuttler rallied his way after squandering the first game. The World number 51, who has won the Asian Junior Championship, silver at the Youth Olympics and a bronze at World Junior Championship last year continued to impress on the senior circuit. 

Lakshya had earlier bagged the Belgian International challenge and Dutch Open Super Tour 100 in his last two outings. He had also reached the Polish Open final this year. Lakshya now is all set to break into the top 50 bracket when the BWF rankings are released on Tuesday.

 

The young Indian shuttler is likely to participate in two International Challenge events, the Irish Open (November 13-16) and Scottish Open (Nov 21-24), before featuring in the Syed Modi International Super 300 which will be held from November 26 to December 1.