Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched Men’s Singles title of the Canada Open 2023 badminton tournament defeating Li Shi Feng of China 21-18, 22-20 in the in Calgary, Canada, last night.

Lakshya Sen was down four game points in the second set but saved all and ended up winning the game in straight sets. Sen, world number 19, started the first game well and maintained the lead throughout to eventually win by 21-18. However, the second game was dominated by Shi Feng and was, at on point, leading by 16-20, before Sen smashed his way to save four game points.

This is the first BWF World Tour title of Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen after almost a year.