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Lakshya Sen Exits Asian Games After Tough Loss to Former World Champion Loh Kean Yew
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News18•26-09-2026, 07:45
Lakshya Sen Exits Asian Games After Tough Loss to Former World Champion Loh Kean Yew
- •Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen was defeated in the second round of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore.
- •Sen, ranked 14th, lost to the 13th-ranked Loh Kean Yew in a three-game match lasting over an hour (12-21, 21-15, 14-21).
- •This defeat follows the earlier shock exit of top men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, impacting India's badminton campaign.
- •Despite winning a team bronze medal on Wednesday, an individual medal at the Asian Games continues to elude Sen, who secured Commonwealth Games gold in 2022.
- •Loh Kean Yew established an early lead in the first game and maintained control in the decider, despite a brief comeback attempt by Sen, to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.
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Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a second-round exit at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after losing to former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in three games.
World No. 14 Lakshya Sen went down 12-21, 21-15, 14-21 to the 13th-ranked Singaporean player in a match lasting over an hour at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
Before his second-round singles exit, Lakshya Sen won a bronze medal in the team event at the Asian Games.
