Hong Kong, Sept. 13 -- India shuttler Lakshya Sen marched into the final of the men's singles event by stunning the world number nine Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan in straight games at the ongoing Hong Kong Open 2025 badminton tournament on Saturday.

Ranked 20 in the world, Lakshya trounced Chou in a nerve-jangling 23-21, 22-20 win at the Hong Kong Coliseum. In the opening game, Lakshya raced to a 3-0 lead and held an 11-7 advantage at the mid-way interval.

However, the third seed, Chou Tien-chen, refused to bow down easily. He crawled his way back into the fixture to restore parity and even saved two game points before standing on the wrong side of the result in the first game.

In the second game, Chou Tien-chen switched gears and enjoyed ...