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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 is up against Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in the round of 16 of the All England Open in Birmingham on Thursday. Lakshya made quite a start to the tournament, beating the top seed and defending champion Shi 23-21, 19-21, 21-17. Lakshya played one of his best matches in recent times coming through in 78 minutes agains a player he had lost four times in a row on the BWF World Tour. Lakshya has made finals at the All England in 2022 and semis in 2024.
Later, 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. Kapila and Crasto registered a 21-17, 21-19 win over Hoo Pang Ron and Cheng Su Yin of Malaysia in the first round.
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Lakshya and Dhruv-Tanisha are the last Indian contenders at this year’s All England, the second Super 1000 event on the BWF World Tour calendar. “I’m feeling really good and happy with the way I played today,” Lakshya had told BWF after his opening-round win. “I’ve been in the same situation a couple of times, in really close matches and lost. I’m happy with the way I pulled it out in the end and kept my patience.” Sen chalked his win down to patience at the end points. “Being patient and changing tactics every now and then, because once he starts reading the game, I have to change a little bit here and there. The net was crucial. And being patient throughout the match was the key. I knew not a lot of easy points were coming, so I had to wait for my chances to hit.” Read more about Lakshya’s win against Shi Yu Qi here.
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Lakshya Sen rides underdog tag and catapult smash to upset World No. 1 Shi Yuqi at All England
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
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