Breakthrough: Asian Junior Champion to World Medallist
Sen’s rise began in 2018, when he won the Asian Junior Championships, Youth Olympic silver and World Junior bronze. He won his first senior titles in 2019, including the Dutch Open and the Hylo Open. The real step up came at the 2021 World Championships in Huelva, where he won bronze on his debut at the event, and in early 2022, when he won the India Open and reached the All England final.
Lakshya Sen Career Journey
| Year | BWF World Tour Title |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Dutch Open |
| 2019 | Hylo Open |
| 2022 | India Open (Super 500) |
| 2023 | Canada Open (Super 500) |
| 2024 | Syed Modi International (Super 300) |
| 2025 | Australian Open (Super 500) |
After Thomas Cup gold and Commonwealth gold in 2022, Sen went through a lean spell in 2023 before regaining form ahead of Paris 2024. There he reached the semi-finals and then lost the bronze-medal match to Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia. Injury disrupted the first half of 2025, but he finished the year as runner-up at the Hong Kong Open and champion at the Australian Open in November, beating Japan’s Yushi Tanaka in the final.
Lakshya Sen Records and Milestones
- First Indian man to reach an Olympic badminton singles semi-final (Paris 2024)
- World Championships bronze on his debut at the event, aged 20 (2021)
- Second Indian to reach the All England men’s singles final twice (2022 and 2026)
- Member of India’s first Thomas Cup-winning team (2022)
- Commonwealth Games men’s singles champion (2022)
Lakshya Sen Awards and Honours
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Arjuna Award |
| 2023 | Sportstar Sportsman of the Year (Racquet Sports) |
| 2023 | Indian Sports Honours, Emerging Sportsman of the Year |
