All England Badminton: Lakshya Sen To Play Final Today; Beats Lai in Semis

Last updated: 2026/03/08 at 12:02 PM

Dusmanta Behera - Editor-in-Chief

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In badminton, ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the All England Open Badminton Championships men’s singles final with a hard-fought win over Victor Lai of Canada in the semifinals in Birmingham on Saturday.

The 12th-ranked Sen beat world number 16 Lai in 3 setter by 21-16, 18-21, 21-15 in a match that lasted one hour and 37 minutes. Lai had won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Paris last year.

This will be Sen’s second final appearance in the prestigious tournament, having finished runner-up in 2022. Sen, who continued his dream run in the BWF Super 1000 tournament, will face Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi in the final today.

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Dusmanta Behera's pioneering experience of 26 years includes key roles at News Today Pvt Ltd, ETV Networks, Lok Sabha TV. Rajya Sabha TV, and Sansad TV. As an accredited Video Journalist for more than 15 years under MI&B, Government of India covered State Visits of Prime Minister and Vice President. Valuable Contributions include Series on "National Security" and Chamber Telecast. Key interest remains in Documentaries on Armed Forces and Travelogues.