Lakshya Sen suffered a 14-21, 7-21 straight-games loss at the hands of the 2026 World Championships bronze medallist at the Shenzhen Arena.

Lakshya Sen will face newly-crowned world champion Alex Lanier in a blockbuster opening-round clash as a strong Indian contingent begins its campaign at the China Masters 2026.

Lakshya Sen will look to bounce back from the disappointment of his early exit at the World Championships but a tough opener awaits him when he spearheads the Indian challenge at the USD 1,250,000 China Masters Super 750

Lakshya Sen suffered a shock second-round defeat to USA's Garret Tan to make an early exit but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and fast-rising Ayush Shetty progressed to the pre-quarterfinals at the BWF World Championships.

Young Garret Tan had already booked his flight out of India for Friday. He may now have to change it. The 18-year-old American produced the biggest win of his young career on Wednesday, knocking out former World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen in the second round.

Badminton World Championships 2026 Highlights: PV Sindhu is in Round of 16, so is Ayush Shetty. However, India had a mixed day at the Badminton World Championships

Star Indian men's singles shuttler Lakshya Sen on Tuesday said changing tactics after losing the first game eventually paid dividends.

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen overcame early jitters to prevail over Collins Valentine Filimon of Bulgaria in three games to progress to the second round of the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships.

Badminton World Championships 2026 Day 2 Highlights: Lakshya Sen overcame early jitters to prevail over Collins Valentine Filimon of Bulgaria in three games to progress to the second round of the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships.

India is hosting the World Championships for the first time in 17 years, with the event to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from August 17 to 23