Lakshya Sen claims India Open single title

India Lakshya Sen defeated current World Champion Loh Kean Yew in straight games 24-22, 21-17 to win the first India Open men’s singles title.

Sen also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in December.

In the semi-final, Sen came back from a game down to beat Malaysia-s Tze Yong Ng 19-21, 21-16, 21-12 and set up a clash with World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the summit clash.

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won their first-ever Indian Open finals as they beat Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan 21-16, 26-24 in the men’s doubles.