Lakshya Sen has reached the final of the All England Open.© Twitter
World Championship bronze medalist Lakshya Sen stunned defending champion Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia, reaching his first ever final at the All England Championships on Saturday. The 20-year-old Sen became only the third player in men’s singles after Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand to reach the final after outsmarting Lee 21-13 12-21 21-19 in a grueling semi-final.
Padukone and Gopichand are the only Indians to have won the prestigious event, while Saina Nehwal had reached the final in 2015.
Sen has been in sensational form for the past six months as he secured his first Super 500 title at India Open in January and then finished second at the German Open last week.
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