Lakshya Sen reached the finals of All England Open 2026, defeated the Canadian player in a match that lasted 1.37 hours.

Lakshya Sen reached All England Open 2026 Final: India’s star badminton player Lakshya Sen has reached the finals of All England Open 2026. In the semi-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championship 2026 going on in Birmingham, he defeated Canadian player Victor Lai 2-1 in a tough match and made it to the finals. There was a fierce competition between the two players in the semi-finals and in this match which lasted for one hour and 37 minutes, Lakshya finally won by 21-16, 18-21, 21-15. Lakshya has succeeded in reaching the finals of this tournament for the second time in his career.

Lakshya Sen won in a thrilling match that lasted for 1.37 hours.

There was a tough competition in the semi-finals between Indian star shuttler Lakshya Sen and 21 year old Canadian player Victor Lai and the match was a very exciting match. Lakshya made a great start by winning the first set 21-16. But after this, Victor Lai made a strong comeback and won the second set 21-18 and leveled the match at 1-1. In the third and deciding set, Lakshya played a strong game and did not give much chance to Victor Lai. By winning this set 21-15, he won the match which lasted for about one and a half hour and secured his place in the final.

Will face Lin Chun-Yi in the final

Now Lakshya Sen will face Chinese Taipei player Lin Chun-Yi in the final. Lin caused a big upset by defeating world number-2 Kulvut Vitidsarn in the second semi-final. In such a situation, there can be a tough competition between the two players in the final match. In this match, Lakshya will have a great opportunity to create history.

Lakshya Sen has a chance to create history

Actually, Lakshya Sen has reached the final of All England Open for the second time. Before him, Prakash Padukone was the only Indian player who had reached the finals of All England Open twice. At the same time, till now only two Indian players have been able to win the All England Open title, which includes the names of legendary players like Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001). Apart from him, only Prakash Nath (1947) and Saina Nehwal (2015) came close to the title by becoming runner up. In such a situation, if Lakshya Sen wins this final, he will become the third Indian player to win this prestigious tournament.

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