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Lakshya beats Loh to lift maiden Super 500 title

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IMAGE: Lakshya Sen outclassed reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew 24-22, 21-17. Photograph: Badminton Association of India 

India's Lakshya Sen secured his maiden Super 500 title by winning the Yonex-Sunrise India Open with a stunning straight-game victory over reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men's singles final in New Delhi on Sunday.

 

The 20-year-old Sen, who had claimed his maiden world championships medal with a bronze in Spain last month, produced a fine performance to outshine the fifth seeded shuttler 24-22, 21-17 in the summit clash that lasted 54 minutes.

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen shakes hands with Loh Kean Yew at the end of the game. Photograph: Badminton Association of India 

In a repeat of last year's Dutch Open final, the Indian ensured that he had the last laugh this time around.

Going into this match, the two had a 2-2 head-to-head record with Sen losing two of the last three meetings, but the Indian was the better man on show on Sunday as he showed great athleticism, used his attacking shots to good effect and came up with his punched winners from the back at the right moments.

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