New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Indian Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen kept pace with Lin Chun-Yi till the very end but fell short in the final exchanges as he went down in three games to end the host's challenge in the India Open 2026, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Super 750 event organised by Badminton Association of India, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Friday.

Sen won the opening game against Lin but then struggled from the faster side of the court to go down 17-21, 21-13, 21-18 in the men's singles quarterfinals, as per a press release from BAI.

"It was a close match. The third set was more of a pressure game. He was playing well today as per the conditions. I was not prepared for the wind today. It was not th...