Hong Kong, Sept. 14 -- India shuttler Lakshya Sen floundered in the final and settled for silver after falling to a comprehensive defeat in the men's singles final against China's Li Shi Feng at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday.

Despite flashes of brilliance, world number 20 Lakshya lost in straight games against world number 4 Li at the Hong Kong Coliseum. The Chinese dictated the flow of the play from the net and sealed a 15-21, 12-21 victory to take the gold after 45 minutes of intense battle.

With a crisp play at the net, Lakshya started boldly with a 4-0 lead, but Li announced his arrival with a ruthless smash to chop down the deficit to three in the opener. After a lively start, the Indian perished after a couple of soft errors to bri...