Lakshya Sen loses out to World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen

Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen narrowly missed out on the All England final win as he was beaten by World Number 1 Viktor Axelsen.

The 20 year old star had beaten world number 6 Lee Zii Jia to fix a match in the final vs Viktor Axelsen.

This was the first time an Indian male had reached the final since 2001. Lakshya Sen had the chances of becoming only the 3rd Indian to win the All England Open.

The youngster lost the first set with the score of 21-10.

Lakshya sen tried to fight back in the second set, but was unable to win as he lost 21-15.

Viktor Axelsen won the final 2 sets to love.

There was stopping him today 💪 🇩🇰

Viktor Axelsen at his imperious best, as he wins the YONEX All England Men’s Singles with a 21-10 21-15 victory over Lakshya Sen!#YAE22 pic.twitter.com/ZPPv5qZ1Qv

— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 20, 2022

A sweet win for the Danish international as he won the title for the second time.

This was the 4th consecutive All England Open final that he was playing. He lost out to Kento Momota and Lee Zii Jia in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

Even though Lakshya Sen finished runner up, he’s done all of us proud.

▪️ Plays his third consecutive BWF Tour final.
▪️ Becomes the first Indian men's singles player to enter All England final in 21 years.
▪️ Puts up a tough fight against World No.1 Victor Axelsen on his debut!

That's Lakshya Sen for you.❤️#AllEngland2022 | #LakshyaSen pic.twitter.com/TI1oHTcbiB

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) March 20, 2022

Many famous personalities took to twitter to praise the star for his performances throughout the tournament.

Congratulations to ace shuttler @lakshya_sen on his wonderful performance at the #AllEngland2022. You have made India proud!

An amazing future awaits you. My best wishes. #LakshyaSen pic.twitter.com/EwIT8qQlGD

— Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) March 20, 2022

Sachin Tendulkar had words of comfort for youngster.

There are no failures in life. You either win or you learn. I am sure you've learnt so much from this amazing experience, @lakshya_sen.

Wish you the very best for upcoming tournaments. #AllEngland2022

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 20, 2022

A young star who is destined to do well in the future. Well done, Lakshya Sen.