Lakshya Sen finishes runner-up at All-England again; goes down fighting to Lin Chun-Yi

Lakshya Sen's misfortune at the All-England Badminton Championships continued, as the Indian added to his runner-up finish from 2022, going down in straight games to Lin Chun-Yi in the final. Lin created history with the victory, becoming the first player from Chinese Taipei to win the prestigious championships. India's 25-year-long wait, with Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand the previous winners of the competition, continues.

While the 15-21, 20-22 scoreline points to an easy victory for Lin, the contest was anything but, and it was great credit to Lakshya that he even managed to push it that far. Lakshya had played 90 more minutes than Lin coming into the final, had defeated top seed Shi Yu Qi and Asian Games and All-England champion Li Shifeng en-route the final, while also triumphing in an epic 97-minute long semifinal against the fast-rising star of Victor Lai of Canada.