Lakshya Sen beats world champion Loh Kean Yew in final, wins title on tournament debut Indian Open 2021

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• Lakshya Sen beat Singaporean world champion Loh Kean Yew in a thrilling final 24-22, 21-17 to become the first Indian to win the men’s singles title on tournament debut.

About Lakshya Sen

• Lakshya Sen became the first Indian to win an Indian Open men’s singles title on debut in the tournament as he beat reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew 24-22, 21-17 in a thrilling final in New Delhi. Lakshya beat the Singaporean, who had defeated Kidambi Srikanth in December to win a surprise World Championship title, in a match that lasted 54 minutes.
• This is Lakshya’s first Super 500 title on the BWF tour. He had earlier won bronze in the 2021 World Championships after losing to Srikanth in the semi-final.
• Lakshya had raced to a 16-10 lead in the first game before Loh managed to fight back and even level proceedings at 19-19. The pair then exchanged match points before Lakshya ran out 24-22 victory.
• The second game was close fought until but Lakshya won two consecutive points after leading 19-17 to win the match and the championship.