Couldn't play my game': Lakshya Sen after losing

Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen shared his views after losing the opening round of the ongoing Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall on Wednesday.

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Paris 2024 Olympics semifinalist Lakshya Sen lost the men's singles event after a 21-15, 21-10 loss against Lin Chun-yi of Chinese Taipei in New Delhi.

Lakshya Sen, 12th in the badminton rankings for men's singles, lost to world No. 15 Lin Chun-yi in just 37 minutes. Sen was also knocked out of the Malaysia Open last week by another Chinese Taipei shuttler - Chi Yu-jen.

After his loss in the round-1 match, Indian Badminton player Lakshya Sen said, "I couldn't really play my game. Overall, the movements were a bit slow today and not getting under the shuttle to connect with but credit to him, he (Chun-Yi Lin) played a really good game...I was prepared for a really good match but today was the day I couldn't find my grip on the court."

World No. 26 HS Prannoy made a positive start in his match but ended up losing 16-21, 21-18, 21-12 to world No. 33 Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei in the opening round.

Prannoy won the first game comfortably but Li Yang raised the bar in the next two to win the match and advanced to the next round of the BWF Super 750 tournament.