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Sen faces big early test against Shi, hopes pinned on Rankireddy-Shetty
Hindustan Times Delhi
|August 25, 2025
With nine exits before quarterfinals in Il events, it has been a forgettable 2025 for Lakshya Sen. The India No.1 has just failed to hit top form, even failing to reach the Macau Open final where he was the top ranked.
However, the world No.21 often does well against the best players at the big stage. The 24-year-old must do exactly that at the BWF World Championships as he runs into China’s world No.1 Shi Yu Qi in Monday's opener.
With Viktor Axelsen injured, this is Shi's best chance to emerge champion, coming after a brilliant first half of 2025 that saw him win the Malaysia Open, All England Open, Japan Open and China Open. Shi holds a 3-1 record against Lakshya, but has never had it easy against the Indian, who took him the distance at the Indonesia Open in March in their last meeting.
Sen, who has been training in Paris for the last 10 days at the French national centre (INSEP), will enter the Adidas Arena where he missed an Olympic medal twice last year, losing to Axelsen, the eventual gold medallist, in the semifinals and then the playoff to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
This story is from the August 25, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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