All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 LIVE Score: (Picture Credit: Badminton Photo)All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 LIVE Score: After a stunning win against world No 1 Shi Yu Qi Lakshya Sen backed it up by prevailing against Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in the round of 16 of the All England Open in Birmingham on Thursday. After having won a tight opening game, Lakshya was cruising in the second game and had three match points to close it out in straight games at 20-17 but Ng Ka Long fought back to force a decider after saving four match points. But in the third game, Lakshya regained control and saw off the Hong Kong veteran 21-19, 21-23, 21-10 in 81 minutes. This was Lakshya’s first win in four attempts against Ng Ka Long.
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“(Angus) made a solid comeback on the second. And I just didn’t play freely towards the end of the second set. And just gave too many easy shots for him to kill. But I was prepared in the third set, to go all out. Happy with how I played third,” he told the BWF.
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Later, the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto bowed out against Hong Kong seventh seeds Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in the round of 16. Kapila and Crasto were involved in a fine tussle, but had to retire from the match at 19-21 8-9 after the former complained of back issues.
Lakshya Sen is now the last standing Indian in contention at All England, the year’s second Super 1000 event. On Friday, he will take on a familiar foe in Li Shi Feng, the Chinese star who has been competing with Lakshya since their junior days. In 14 past meetings, Lakshya and Shi Feng are tied 7-7. Read more about Lakshya’s win against Ng Ka Long Angus here.
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On Friday, he plays Chinese Li Shifeng, his batchmate whom he led 7-4 in head to head before All England of 2025, and is now tied at 7-7. Against Angus, Sen broke a 0-3 jinx. Can he stem the tide, when playing the World No.6? Can Sen respond to having lost the lead he once held over Shifeng, just like he yanked things back in the third set? (READ MORE)
The anomaly, the distraction, the foot off the pedal, the missed chance of the second set, didn’t cost Lakshya Sen anything more than 17 more minutes on the court. The Indian, on a stomp since he evicted top seed Shi Yuqi from Round 1, was back on the All England show court, looking ominous, as he defeated NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong, 21-19, 21-23, 21-10 in a contest that looked lopsided in the end. (READ SHIVANI NAIK'S PIECE HERE)
So Lakshya Sen will be the solitary Indian in contention on Friday as quarterfinals take place in Birmingham, and he faces no easy task either. Lakshya Sen would be looking to continue his fine form in Birmingham as he faces a familiar Chinese foe in Li Shi Feng at the quarterfinal of the prestigious badminton event. No Indian has won the title at All England since P Gopichand in 2001. Matches expected to start at 3.30 pm. Join us for live coverage then.
Dhruv tried continuing with a back brace but clearly the issue was bothering him too much to continue, and mind you, as prestigious as the All England is, there are much bigger targets to achieve this year – a home World Championships for starters.
Shivani Naik: Because so much of doubles badminton is about the serve variations, expect the pugnacious, spunky and creative Tanisha to find outlets, a drive serve this time.
Meanwhile, Dhruv seems to be in massive back discomfort and is strapping on a back belt. Coach Gopichand got up and swapped places with physio Kiran C. But Dhruv can't take the pain and the Indians retire after one point where he was obviously targeted by the HK pair.
It ends.
Oh dear. An unfortunate way to end what was shaping into a fantastic mixed doubles match. Dhruv Kapila starts complaining of a back issue, wears a protective brace and eventually decides to retire at 19-21, 8-9. There were some fantastic rallies in this match.
The Indians have gone up to the umpire to ask for the tournament referee's inerventioon. It is not clear what the issue is. But Kapila has an arm on his back. He is having a word with the coaches now and then another chat with the referee. There is a lengthy chat... the commentators are a bit taken aback too as they didn't spot any problem.
Turns out it is indeed the back that is troubling Dhruv and he wears a brace to then continue playing. Might have to wait for the interval to have physio attention.
There is not much to separate the female players in this match, both Tse and Tanisha are superb from the front court. But it is Tang's finishing shots that perhaps is a little bit of differentiator in comparison to Dhruv's. The Indian has a variety of smashes from the backcourt but sometimes struggle to kill points.
And as we say that, Tang shows he is great from the front court too, great anticipation to kill the rally for a 7-6 lead.
Tight start to the second game as well.
Shivani Naik: Tanisha snatches at a net return and the Hong Kong pair find returns on sticking to attack along the middle, to take the first set 21-19. Tang had served out aiming for a flick serve to give India a chance at 19-all but last two points didn't go too swell
Here's how the opening game unfolded, so little to choose between the two pairs!
It was anybody's game at 19-19 but the 7th seeds from Hong Kong hold their nerve to win an exciting opening game by a matter of fine margins.
Shivani Naik's update: anisha Cradto-Dhruv Kapila get into lead from 4 points down and are at 15-15. Dhruv is playing superbly shifting weight from one ankle to another on the squat at back court and moving quickly. Tanisha is a livewire as ever on front court. Indians ahead 17-15 on pure sync play against seventh seeds
OH WOW, WHAT A RALLY! Sensaional from all four players but Tanisha's hustle at the net the standout in that rally as she puts so much pressure from the frontcourt to put her side 16-15 ahead. Make that 17-15 as Tang makes a big mistake on the smash. Well, well.
The Indians briefly snuck into the lead at 14-13 and shortly after win a superb rally to make it level again at 15-15.
Thsi is the issue with Tanisha Craston. She was superb in the last couple of rallies but then all of a sudden, when she is in the middle of a good spell playing quality shots, can make the softest of errors. A forehand push into the net in this case.
Superb rally, and the Indians win a fine exchange. Tanisha was really solid in that point to constantly change directions and the Indians defend well when Tang had the chance to attack.
Oh that's a bad miss by the Indians. Dhruv has the chance to put away a smash from the backcourt, but his full-blooded attack is returned nicely by Tse and then he misjudges the shuttle on the forehand black.
Tang, when given the chance, nails his smash and the HKG pair have a 11-7 lead into the mid-game interval.
It's a really close start here between the Indians and the 7th seeds. Tanisha is her usual pumped up self, plays a lovely push from the net into the empty corner of the court to catch Tang on the backfoot.
Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto take on Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet, the higher-ranked pair from Hong Kong who were beaten by the Indians at the World Championships last year actually.
India’s top mixed doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila registered India’s first win at the All England Open with a 21-17, 21-19 win over Malaysians Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin to progress to the second round at the Utilita Arena on Tuesday.
India’s top pairing having slipped to World No 21, were up against one of the five promising Malaysian pairs who have mushroomed in the wake of the iconic Chen-Toh winning the world title. Hoo-Cheng are World No 23, but considered one of the emerging talented pairs. However Dhruv Kapila, who has been nursing niggles for some time now, burst out of the blocks and used the long flat drives to go on a 6-point rally in the opening set that scripted the tone for the rest of the match.
Denied a dozen times from such lapses in calmness rather than concentration (some might say Sen overthinks the finish), the Indian quickly made amends, and got the job done 21-10 in the decider. But it was a lesson in ‘how not to lose a lead’ – a recurrence that has cost him sets, matches, medals even. But there can’t be much to dwell on, given how well he played the match in entirety.
“Very solid game in both sets. Also credit to him. He made a solid comeback on the second. And I just didn’t play freely towards the end of the second set. And just gave too many easy shots for him to kill. But I was prepared in the third set, to go all out. Happy with how I played third,” he told the BWF.
Quarterfinal confirmed for Lakshya Sen against a familiar foe in Li Shi Feng.
The anomaly, the distraction, the foot off the pedal, the missed chance of the second set, didn't cost Lakshya Sen anything more than 17 more minutes on the court. The Indian, on a stomp since he evicted top seed Shi Yuqi from Round 1, was back on the All England show court, looking ominous, as he defeated NG Ka Long Angus of Hong Kong, 21-19, 21-23, 21-10 in a contest that looked lopsided in the end. In making yet another quarterfinals at his favourite tournament - Sen has a final and semifinal at the Super 1000 - the Indian ranked No.12 finally put it across an old nemesis, the Hong Kong 31-year-old having been undefeated in three prior games.
More to come in Shivani Naik's report.
Li Shi Feng dropped the opening game but seems to be back in control
Stay tuned on this blog as the mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto face Hong Kong seventh seeds Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in the round of 16 in about an hour or so from now. Kapila and Crasto registered a 21-17, 21-19 win over Hoo Pang Ron and Cheng Su Yin of Malaysia in the first round.
Lakshya will likely face Li Shi Feng next, a familiar opponent for him, should the Chinese star prevail against Nhat Nguyen.
Here's how the third game panned out. Comfortable from start to finish for Lakshya.
And he gets the job done in three games.
Lakshya Sen takes the scenic route and is back into the All England quarterfinal! Comfortable in Game 3. Should have really closed it out in two, but it must be said. Against Shi Yu Qi, and today against Ng Ka Long Angus, Lakshya looked in superb physical condition in the decider.
11 match points for Lakshya Sen.
And Angus saves one after a nice up tempo rally. But surely not from here?
Shivani Naik: That third set is the unglamorous, retrieving badminton shifts Sen will need to put in. Grit out the long rallies, pick every shuttle, something he took for granted in the second set. But at 19-8, he's cruising like Tom. C.R.U.I.S.E
Good flick serve from Lakshya to push Angus back and then draws him forward to the net... this is brutal on Angus' body at the moment and Lakshya looks like he can go another round.
There haven't been too many long rallies in the third game because Angus looks like he is physically not at the level needed to be after that stunning fightback. But the last couple of points have been brutal, dragged out affairs and Lakshya is now in complete control. Even under defensive pressure, Lakshya dives to his forehand to keep the shuttle alive and force the error from Angus.
Angus misses a net shot and Lakshya Sen rushes from midcourt to the net to pick up the shuttle. Just letting his opponent go he is fresh still and has fuel left in the tank. Good kind of gamesmanship there.
SENSATIONAL! A fantastic hold-and-flick at the net from Lakshya, letting the shuttle go down low before flicking his wrists with a delightful backhand that catches Angus shot at the frontcourt. That belongs in the highlights reel.
Lakshya has a 11-5 lead at the final change of ends, now it's a question of closing out... AGAIN.
This is not too dissimilar to the position Lakshya found himself in, halfway through the second game. But mentally, this has been a strong response from the Indian so far.
Shivani Naik with a very pertinent point: The reason players like NG Ka Long and Chou Tien Chen keep getting gooder into late 20s and mid 30s is they know to push the pace at the end of the set, in closing out points. Sen, always vulnerable when his leads get pilfered, rushed and botched up that endgame. He might still win the match, should too, but that finishing composure has cost Sen too many sets and matches and medals, making it an inconvenient circumstance.
A few errors from Angus here but the points are mostly just sharp short exchanges, not many developred rallies, so even if he is trailing, he is not tiring presumably.
Lakshya, to his credit, has started the decider on the front foot. A run of five straight points after Angus won the first couple.
Here's how that incredible second game panned out. How can Lakshya recover mentally?
A BIG ROAR AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK FROM NG KA LONG ANGUS!
Shivani Naik: O.U.C.H
There's a Long in his name, Beware the Avenging Angus
Shivani Naik: It's the last All England where stamina will be tested before 15 pointer kicks in.
Tank fuels will be judged.
SERVICE RETURN ERROR! Ng has saved three match points.
He saves his fourth match point too and shortly after now Ng has a game point.
INCREDIBLE!
Has Angus saved another match point?
Crosscourt smash from him and it is called in. Lakshya has to challenge this and he does...
...Hawkeye taking its own time to add to the drama.
HOW CLOSE IS THAT!
Three match points for Lakshya and one saved.
Shivani Naik: Sen needs to win one of these long rallies or three and break this pattern. Comebacks from players like NG Ka Long need stubbing or can get dangerous.
A big roar from Lakshya Sen! What a shot and what a moment to pull it off. Angus is on the charge here and Lakshya just hits a booming inside-out crosscourt winner. One of his best of the day and it needed to be.
Well this is now a serious fightback from Ng Ka Long Angus and Lakshya's movement seems a tad bit impaired by the slides in the last few minutes. Seems a bit inhibited almost and Ng is taking full toss. A loose lift from Lakshya sets up a nice point for Ng... and he is now 2 within!
Ng Ka Long Angus is not making this straightforward for Lakshya, another high-quality rally and another slide from Lakshya this time at the front court. These are dangerous moments, one must say, for his overall fitness. Must be careful. A lengthy delay and rightly so, to mop up the court.
Adding to Shivani Naik's previous point, you'd have to say that Lakshya's superb midcourt points have to be heavily influenced by coach Yoo Yong Sung, a two time Olympic silver medalist.
Shivani Naik: Lakshya Sen is playing such a Korean doubles style game from the midcourt, it's staggering how both Shi Yuqi and NG Ka Long have both been caught off guard. Even his return of serve is exploding. If preplanned counter-ambush was a strategy.
What a sensational rally! That is the point of the match. And a potential contender for play of the day. Some really good drives from Lakshya in the middle of the rally, nice pace on the shuttle. Ng Ka Long does well to keep the rally going, then has Lakhsya scrambling at the backcourt. A slide from the Indian throws him off and Ng wins the point.
Shame we didn't get to see the rally count.
A couple of wild mishits from both ends of the net in the last couple of points. First, Angus hits a forehand almost down into his side of the net and then Lakshya sends a crosscourt shot well wide. There is no scoreboard pressure on Lakshya here but he must be careful.
Oh Lakshya reviews and this time the shuttle is in by the smallest of margins. Ng Ka Long Angus needs more of that precision. The gap is just starting to close a little bit here as Lakshya's high level is starting to dip a tiny bit.
WOW, WHAT A SHOT! A patient rally from both players, not much pace injected into the shuttle... and then Lakshya Sen calmly nails a flat, precise push from the backcourt that catches the line perfectly down Angus' forehand flank. That sounded so good off the racket.
A nice review by Ng Ka Long Angus to win the serve back at 7-13. ow or never territory for the Hong Kong shuttler.
Shivani Naik: : That shuttle themed wrist band of Sen is interesting. It's on the playing arm and flares out like a shuttle too
It is now starting to be somewhat of a procession for Lakshya, just half a decent game away from beating Angus for the first time on the BWF World Tour. A handy lead into the mid-game interval.
Shivani Naik, with an interesting question: "Do women have a better backhand across the body defense return than men? Tai Tzu Ying, Yamaguchi come to mind. Though Axelsen, and Prannoy-Srikanth manage that situation well. Lin Dan is missed in that back to the wall back of back corner. Sen himself just goes round the head, a killer smash he boasts from there."
Lakshya is now in complete control it seems. Ng Ka Long Angus would have really, really wanted to win the opening game.
The Hong Kong veteran seems to have been deflated now.
The overall tempo has dropped down a little bit in these first 7-8 exchanges of the second game, perhaps understandably so. It was ridiculously high at times in the opener.
Lakshya forces a long lift from Ng after a nice flat exchange to open up a 6-3 lead.
And then goes up by 4 after a brilliant crosscourt whipped half smash winner.
Terrific rally! This one not quite the all-attack flair-filled exchange that we mostly saw in the opener, but more of the patient kind with plenty of tosses and clears... and eventually, Lakshya's tight net sot draws the error from Ng.
Here's how Game 1 unfolded over 28 minutes.
What a fun opening game. Both men playing solid attacking badminton, going for some high-risk options and it is making for some lovely badminton on display. Lakshya takes the opener 21-19 and lets out a big roar. A couple of pushes to the backcourt forcing a smash out wide from Ng.
A terrific service return from Lakshya has Ng on the backfoot and the Indian takes it to have a game point.
Shivani Naik: NG Ka Long using tosses and lifts strategically, he's using them to deny Sen pace to just redirect with his defensive returns
Oh wow, superb rally at 19-17 and it is Ng Ka Long who takes the point after a superb exchange. A terrific backhand lift from Lakshya had Ng scrambling but the veteran steadies himself at the net and turns it around.
And it is all level as Ng nails a whipped down-the-line drive smash to have Lakshya on the backfoot and then nails a crosscourt winner.
19-19 and Lakshya under pressure now!
To his credit, Lakshya hasn't allowed that indecision to affect him, goes up by three points after another solid smash to Ng's backhand side. Clean winner.
Lakshya Sen unnecessarily wastes his 2nd review to a shuttle that went quite long. And immediately next point he's not happy with the line call & he's asking the umpire something can be done because the line judge wasn't sure about the call (Use reviews better, would be the suggestion!)
Shivani Naik:
Careless lifts those from Sen. Needless openings for NG Ka Long. Though there seems to be a mini whirlpool right above the net. Both are scything into the net.
Lakshya loses both his reviews now. This one wasn't even close.
The backhand is the toughest shot (well, for some) to play for a reason in badminton. Ng has been really good with it today but it is not always easy to be consistent as he hits a shuttle with the frame of his racket there and makes an error.
Lakshya then whips up another superb smash down the line to that backhand of Ng again and the shuttle doesn't come back. Handy lead for the Indian again.
Oh what a backhand. Under pressure defensively. Ng Ka Long drives through a backhand from midcourt for a clean winner. Follows that up with another backhand kill at the net, another rally with plenty of good backhands from the veteran. Back being a tight game this.
Shivani Naik writes: Sen's ploy to play to NG Ka Long's backhand is doing the needful - forcing a swirl, tough to recover from for next stroke. But the beauty is Sen is sending his straight smashes and tosses to the same spot, so while not the most effective set ups, it is acting like an Indian road rumbler - helps slow the Hong Konger down.
15-11 Sen
After a really high quality first half, but a couple of errors from both sides of the net now as the match gets tighter in this opening game. Ng misses a crosscourt half smash and then a net dribble as Lakshya retakes a handy lead.
Couple of super sharp points from Ng right out after the interval, pushing pace and catching Lakshya on the backfoot.
Super rally. Some sensational winners in these early exchanges already between Lakshya & Ng Ka Long. A 30-shot rally sees Lakshya take a 10-8 lead – some great backhands from both the players in that exchange to keep the shuttle alive and then Lakshya puts away a down-the-liner to wrong foot Ng.
Lakshya takes a 11-8 lead in to the interval shortly after, but this is all very tight at the moment.
Lakshya inching ahead now. A lovely touch at the net sets up a loose lift from Ng and Lakshya, despite the shuttle appearing to drift wide, goes for a old-fashioned feet up jump smash and atchces the line. Wins the next point too for a 2-point lead.
An early review by Lakshya as he let the shuttle drop at the backcourt. It was an immediate challenge so there is some confidence, but it has kissed the line! Precision from Ng Ka Long. Review lost by Lakshya.
Lakshya however starting to get into some groove, no half measures as he goes big with a inside-out crosscourt winner.
And Lakshya then hits another stunning crosscourt winner. Late decision to go for a crosscourt drop, but he gets it to kiss the top of the tape and it drops dead in front of NG.
Wow, this is a really sharp start from the older man on court. Ng Ka Long has started with a really good tempo, something that Lakshya himself would have hoped to do at the start of this match.
Shivani Naik chips in: "NG is usually pronounced Ung, and is a common Cantonese surname"
A lengthy rally to get us going in this match. Lakshya did really well to stay in the point but made a soft error at the net.
Lakshya responds with a sharp crosscourt winner from midcourt position. Lakshya would hope to dominate these situations.
Ng Ka Long goes up 3-2 with a superb reverse half smash. That's remarkably precise.
Lakshya loves playing in Birmingham, it's the venue of his Commonwealth Games gold medal amd also some big wins at All England in the past.
Here we go then, we are ready for action.
While Lakshya stunned Shi Yu Qi, Ng Ka Long came through a tricky chance against Brian Yang.
Shivani Naik writes:
The reason are the 31-year-old's deceptions, which are always lethal for his Indian challenger half a dozen years his junior.
"Angus is not easy at all, though Lakshya would've recovered from a day's rest," Vimal Kumar had said. A prowling cat on the court, Angus maximises his movement with shots that at a sustained level, tend to look like crowding and attacking opponents.
He is especially elusive in the deciding sets or the defining second set if he has already won the opener, amping up his second wind, and playing the clutch points with pushed speed.
However, he hasn't had great results over the last 6 months, and Sen (who hasn't either till he took out the world champion) will fancy his chances against the gritty opponent.
NG Ka Long has gone toe-to-toe with HS Prannoy too, and generally a tough one to shake off. He is 4-5 against Srikanth too, and a general nemesis, though his ranking is down to 29 now.
Shivani Naik writes:
Coach Vimal Kumar had joked that next Sunday could witness Lakshya Sen vs Ayush Shetty in the All England finals, though the younger Indian was found wanting in stamina at the finish, leaving only Sen as the Indian capable of going the distance. Yet, a tricky opponent stands in his path - NG Ka Long Angus.
Though the two have not played since May 2023, the Hong Kongese holds a 3-0 h2h advantage over the Indian, built from a very specific style of game.
Lakshya prevailed 23-21, 19-21, 21-17 in the contest that was as physical as it was tactical, marking his first victory over the former world No. 1 in a BWF world tour event. Lakshya had defeated the Chinese in the Asian Games team championships in 2023. "Lakshya was very calm and composed today. Right from the start, he made Shi work hard for every single point, and eventually the Chinese player began to tire," coach Vimal Kumar told PTI. "At one stage in the second game, I felt Lakshya was getting a bit fatigued, but he recovered well and raised his level. His attacking play was excellent too. "Overall, it was a very confidence boosting win," he added.
(Via PTI)
Here's a look at the three past meetings between Lakshya and Ng Ka Long Angus. Will today be the day Lakshya cracks the code against the 31-year-old veteran?
Here's a look at the matchup between Lakshya Sen and Ng Ka Long Angus. The match will start at 3.30 pm IST, the first match on the main broadcast court.
Reaction after beating Satwik-Chirag: “I’m very happy we were able to win the match, because this is our first All England. So we just tried to enjoy it,” said Kang. “We had to take it step by step and not think too much.” “We didn’t expect too much, just play what we had trained for,” added his partner Aaron.
Watch highlights of Ayush Shetty's defeat against the 2023 junior world champ Alwi here.
Ayush Shetty’s campaign came to a close in men’s singles as he was beaten by a familiar foe from his junior days in Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan. It was a 75-minute defeat against 2023 World Junior Champion Farhan as the Indian, who had won bronze in that edition, went down 19-21, 21-9, 21-17 in an often bruising encounter. Ayush, who trailed 10-16 in the opening game, managed to pull off a heist to take the lead, but Farhan’s overall quality ensured he’d come through in the decider.
Fourth seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were stunned in straight games in the first round as Aaron-Khai Xing prevailed 23-21, 21-12 in 42 minutes. “We can’t guarantee a win, but we promise we will fight. We want to know where we stand against top 10 players,” Khai Xing was quoted as saying by The Star before the tournament. And fight they did, restricting Satwik-Chirag’s attacking prowess with a no-lifting, flat-and-parallel style that the Malaysians often employ these days against the Indian former world No.1 pair.
Here's a glimpse of the best points from Lakshya's win against Shi Yu Qi
Shi Yu Qi, who hasn't lost in the opening round of a tournament in more than a couple of years, reflected on his defeat to Lakshya Sen: "It’s normal to lose a game, and especially when I haven’t played any tournament for so long, and also from the back injury that I had. There was some discomfort in my wrist as well. So in general, I’m not in my best form, and I only had one week practice before this, and during today’s match, we both made quite a few mistakes, but I think I’ve tried my best to play this match.”
(via BWF)
Shivani Naik writes: Beating Yuqi, the reigning world title holder and defending champion, Sen emulated his former coach Prakash Padukone, who had taken out the incumbent Liem Swi King of Indonesia in 1978. But it was in how Sen flummoxed the Chinese master of deception, Yuqi, with his own elastic wrists, generating disguises both ways, that his biggest win (yet) will be remembered. The 78-minute match was a lot about the physicality in retrieving and sticking in there. But it was mostly about the fearlessness to finish from an advantageous position, something that Sen had not managed on the biggest stages yet, costing him medals.
Read more about Lakshya's win on Tuesday against Shi Yu Qi here.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Indian badminton. It's round of 16 action at the prestigious All England Open in Birmingham today and we have two matches to look forward to. First up, opening up the day's proceedings on the main court, will be Lakshya Sen vs Ng Ka Long Angus. Later in the day, mixed doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will be in action.
Stay tuned.
Belting smashes that generated power from his forearm and catapult-wrist, Lakshya Sen caused a furore at the All England, defeating China’s World No. 1, Shi Yuqi, 23-21, 19-21, 21-17 in Birmingham on Tuesday. Beating Yuqi, the reigning world title holder and defending champion, Sen emulated his former coach Prakash Padukone, who had taken out the incumbent Liem Swi King of Indonesia in 1978. But it was in how Sen flummoxed the Chinese master of deception, Yuqi, with his own elastic wrists, generating disguises both ways, that his biggest win (yet) will be remembered. READ MORE
