India’s upcoming talented shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark in straight games to win the men’s singles title at the Belgian International Challenge on Saturday.
Belgian International Challenge 2019
Lakshya was at his best as he grabbed a comfortable 21-14 21-15 win over Svendsen in the finals that lasted for 34 minutes.
The 18-year-old player from Almora had earlier beaten Denmark’s Kim Bruun 21-18 21-11 win in a 48-minute semifinal clash earlier on Friday night. The semifinal clash was a close match initially with Lakshya and Bruun exchanging leads frequently before the Danish shuttler jumped to an 11-9 advantage at the break.
Indian Shuttler Lakshya Sen Win The Title
However, Lakshya erased the deficit after the interval and build on a slender 13-12 lead to slowly move ahead and eventually pocketed the opening game comfortably. The Indian produced another burst of five straight points to create a huge gap which Bruun failed to bridge. He has earlier defeated Bruun in the Polish Open in March.
Earlier, Sen has entered the semi-finals of men’s singles event as he got a walkover against the top-seeded Mark Caljouw of Netherlands. The Asian junior champion Lakshya has defeated Finland’s Eetu Heino by 21-15,21-10 in the second round to enter the quarter.
