Lakshya Sen had a stellar run at the recently-concluded All England Open 2026 badminton championships where he became only the second Indian to enter second men's singles finals. The Indian shuttler, however, suffered a heartbreaking loss in the title match, losing 21-15, 22-20 in straight sets to Taiwan's Lin Chun-yi. The ace shuttler spoke to WION after the BWF 1000 event and revealed details about planning and preparation which goes into training before entering a tournament like All England Open.

Lakshya Sen Shares Planning and Preparation Details Before Big Tournaments 

The ace shuttler spoke to WION after the BWF 1000 event and revealed details about planning and prepration which goes into training before entering a tournament like All England Open which he ended as men's singles runner up for the second time in his career.

All England Open | Lakshya 'trying to figure out how to peak in big tournaments' after FINAL heartbreak

Lakshya Sen became the second Indian man after his mentor, Prakash Padukone, to reach the All England final twice. However, he also became the first Indian man to lose the summit clash twice.

Lakshya Sen finishes runner-up as Lin Chun-yi wins All England Open 2026

Playing in Birmingham, Sen defeated Canada’s Lai 21-16, 18-21, 21-15 to book his place in the final. Sen now takes on Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-yi for the championship as he tries to improve from his 2022 silver medal performance.

All England Open: Lakshya Sen storms into final with narrow win over Victor Lai, to face Lin Chun-yi for title

Lakshya Sen, the only Indian left in the All England Open, took on Li Shifeng in the quarterfinal on Friday. Lakshya won in straight games to enter the semifinals and will face Canada's Victor Lai on Saturday.

All England Open 2026: Lakshya Sen enters semis after beating Li Shi Feng

As many as seven Indians will be participating in the All England Open badminton championship on Mar 3. Lakshya Sen (men's singles), Unnati Hooda, Malvika Bansod (women's singles), Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand (women's doubles), and Dhruv Kapila & Tanisha Crasto (mixed doubles)

All England Open | Lakshya Sen to Gayatri Gopichand - Meet Indian players in action on March 3

Stranded in Dubai amid the Iran-US-Israel conflict, PV Sindhu is forced to withdraw from the All England Open 2026. Can Kidambi Srikanth capitalise on this last-minute entry?

Israel-Iran war forces stranded PV Sindhu out of All England Open; first reserve K Srikanth could earn main draw entry

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Lakshya Sen Shares Planning and Preparation Details Before Big Tournaments

All England Open | Lakshya 'trying to figure out how to peak in big tournaments'

Lakshya Sen finishes runner-up as Lin Chun-yi wins All England Open 2026

All England Open: Lakshya Sen storms into final with narrow win over Victor Lai

All England Open 2026: Lakshya Sen enters semis after beating Li Shi Feng

All England Open | Lakshya to Gayatri - Meet Indian players in action on March 3

Stranded in Dubai: Israel-Iran war forces PV Sindhu out of All England Open