Lakshya Sen is an Indian badminton player famous for becoming the youngest player to qualify for the 2022 All England Open.
Wiki/Biography
Lakshya Sen was born on Thursday, August 16, 2001, in Almora, Uttarakhand (age 22; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Leo. He attended Beersheba High School in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. Later, he was admitted to Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bangalore.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): Bust: 40 inches, Waist: 32 inches, Biceps: 12 inches
family
Parents and siblings
Lakshya’s father, Dhirendra K Sen, is a badminton coach. His mother’s name is Nirmala Dhirendra Sen and she is a teacher. He has an elder brother Chirag Sen who is an international badminton player.
Laksha Sen’s family
Signature/Autograph
Laksha Sen points to the signature on the whiteboard
badminton career
Raksha is a right-handed badminton player who made her debut at the 2016 Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. He competed in the World Junior Championships and she competed in senior international competitions. In 2017, he participated in the BWF World Youth Championship and Vietnam Open. In 2018, he won the 2018 Asian Youth Championship. Sen participated in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2019, he won the Dutch Open. In November 2019, he won the SaarLorLux Open. In 2020, he reached the second round of the 2020 All England Open. In December 2021, he reached the semi-finals of the World Championships. In 2022, he entered the All England Open. He won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Lakshya Sen wins men’s singles gold at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022
In the Canadian Open final on July 9, 2023, he defeated Chinese player Li Shifeng with a decisive victory without losing a game, and won the BWF Super 500 championship for the second time.
medal
- In 2016, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Youth Championships.
- He won the men’s singles title at the India International Series.
- In February 2017, he ranked first in the BWF World Junior Rankings.
- In 2018, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships.
- In 2018, he won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2018 Asian Youth Championships and the mixed team event at the Summer Youth Olympics.
- In 2019, he won the Dutch Open men’s singles championship.
- In November 2019, he won the SaarLorLux Open.
- In November 2019, he won the 2019 Scottish Open men’s singles championship.
- In 2020, he won the 2020 Asian Badminton Team Championship as a member of the Indian team.
- In December 2021, he won the bronze medal at the World Championships.
- In 2022, he reached the finals of the 2022 All England Open.
- He won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
dispute
On December 1, 2022, Bengaluru police booked him after a badminton academy owner accused him of lying about his age. Additionally, a local court ordered the police to investigate Laksha Sen’s allegations. The FIR also named Lakshya Sen’s coach Vimal Kumar, father Dhirendra Sen, brother Chirag Sen and mother Ni Nirmala Sen. Nagaraja MG alleged that Sen’s coach colluded with Sen’s parents to forge his birth certificate in 2010 so that he could compete in age-restricted tournaments. Nagaraja claims Sen was born in 1998, but records show he was born in 2001.
Facts/Trivia
- In addition to playing badminton, he also enjoys traveling.
- When Lakshya was ten years old, she enrolled in Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) along with her younger brother Chirag. In an interview, Lakshya’s father spoke about how he got admitted into the academy and said;
In 2010, when he was 9-9.5, there was an under-13 age group competition in Bangalore and we went there to compete. Since he was a child, I didn’t think he qualified, but I requested Mr. Vimal and he was impressed. It’s in the final stages that real progress is made. His elder brother also participated and won the competition, so Mr. Prakash interacted with us and helped. “
- A media outlet published a photo of Lakshya winning a tournament in Singapore in 2011.
Laksha Sen when she was ten years old
- When Laksha was twelve years old, he said in an interview that he wanted to compete in the Olympics when he grew up.
Lakshay Sen as a child
- In 2014, he practiced badminton with Saina Nehwal who moved to Bengaluru and joined Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bengaluru. Raksha’s coach Vimal Kumar revealed in an interview that Raksha is the only student in the academy who can match Saina in training.
- In 2018, he posted a photo on Instagram of Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulating him for winning the Youth Olympics.
Laksha Sen and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- In August 2021, he failed to qualify for the first round of selection due to a stomach infection and was not selected for the Indian badminton team.
- On March 19, 2022, after he won the silver medal at the 2022 All England Badminton Championships, he became the first to succeed Prakash Nath (1947) and Prakash Padukone (1980, 1981). , Prela Gopichand (2001) and Saina Nehwal (2015), the fifth Indian) to reach the final of the tournament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Gandhi and Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur praised his contest on Twitter. He is training with Axelsen in Dubai ahead of the 2022 All England Badminton Championships.
proud of you @lakshya_sen! You have shown extraordinary courage and tenacity. You put up a good fight. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I believe you will continue to scale new heights of success.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 20, 2022
- According to reports, Lakshay used to feel sad and depressed after losing a match as a child. In an interview, he spoke about this and said:
I am more patient than I was when I was younger. Trying to muster more. I definitely need to improve on that more, but there’s still a lot to learn, but that’s the difference in my game between then and now. I’m trying to hit the ball better from behind and not just hit it full force… trying to build a score. At the senior level, everyone is healthy and the shuttle keeps coming back. You have to play long rallies, long games. To prepare for this, I have improved my fitness. “
- He is a passionate animal lover and often posts photos of animals on social media.
Lakshya Sen poses with dog
- In 2022, he was included in Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 list.
Lakshya Sen featured in Forbes India
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