Lakshya Sen came back from a first-game loss to beat Austria's Filimon 16-21, 21-8, 21-4 Wind troubled his net play early; he settled by drawing Filimon into longer rallies Next up: USA's Garret Tan ...

India's Lakshya Sen survived a major early scare to launch his BWF World Championships 2026 campaign with a hard-fought comeback victory over Austria's Collins Valentine Filimon in the opening round.

India, Aug. 18 -- Lakshya Sen begins his BWF World Championships 2026 campaign today as the 2021 bronze medallist takes on Austria's Collins Valentine Filimon in the men's singles first round. The ...

Lakshya Sen had to dig deep before finding his rhythm, but once the Indian star got going, there was little his opponent could do. Sen bounced back from a first-game setback to defeat Austria's ...