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Sen Goes Down Fighting vs World No. 1 Shi
The Morning Standard
|August 26, 2025
The odds were heavily stacked against shuttler Lakshya Sen going into his first-round battle against World No. 1 Shi Yu Qi of China.
With seven first-round exits so far this season going into the World Championships, that commenced on Monday, it goes without saying Lakshya had to be at his utmost best to have any chance of taking down Shi, who has been the gold standard so far this season. Lakshya dug deep
This story is from the August 26, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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