Lakshya Sen beats Kunlavut Vitidsarn to win Asian Junior Championship title
Lakshya Sen clinched the Badminton Asian Junior Championships title after overcoming the challenge of top-seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Jakarta on Sunday. The 16-year old defeated Vitidsarn of Thailand 21-19 21-18 to become the third Indian shuttler to win singles gold at the competition.
India's Sixth Seed Lakshya Sen stunned World no. 1
Sen claimed the first game 21-19 and put the pressure on early on Kunlavut, who was giving tough competition to Indian sixth seed. The second game was also close just like the first game. Both were equal at 14-14 but the Indian star won the game 21-18 to win the tournament. Earlier, Sen was defeated fourth seed Indonesia's
The 16-year-old, who won the bronze medal in 2016, dropped just one game in the entire competition and what stood out in the tournament was the youngster’s confidence against his last three opponents, all of whom were ranked higher than the
The last male shuttler to win gold at the Asian Junior Championships was Gautam Thakkar in 1965. Sixth-seeded Lakshya, who stunned second seed Li