Lakshya Sen beats world champion Loh Kean Yew to clinch maiden India Open title

India's Lakshya Sen beat world champion Loh Kean Yew to clinch maiden India Open title on January 16 (Sunday). This is first Super 500 title and it has come after beating a world champion.

Lakshya beat Singapore's Yew 24-22 21- 27 to win his first World Tour 500 title on debut at the India Open. He's the second Indian men's singles player after Kidambi Srikanth to win the title He has also improvesd his head-to-head record against Yew to 3-2.

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.

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. 

With PTI inputs