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Badminton: Lakshya Sen clinches Hylo Open title, completes memorable Indian double

Lakshya Sen won his seventh career title at the Hylo Open in Saarbrücken.

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Lakshya Sen won the Hylo Open men's singles title in Saarbrücken, completing an Indian double with PV Sindhu's women's singles victory. It was Sen's seventh career title.

Key takeaways

  • Lakshya Sen won the Hylo Open men's singles title.
  • PV Sindhu won the women's singles title at the same event.
  • It was Sen's seventh career title.
  • The tournament was the 39th edition held at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken.
  • The last Indian to win this Super 500 tournament was Lakshya Sen in 2019.

Lakshya Sen won the Hylo Open men's singles title in Saarbrücken, completing a memorable Indian double with PV Sindhu. Sen clinched his seventh career title at the tournament, defeating Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in the final. Sindhu triumphed in the women's singles final on Sunday at the Saarlandhalle, beating Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 in 38 minutes.

The Hylo Open is a BWF Super 500 tournament held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany. The venue has a 5,500-capacity and the event carried $500,000 in prize money. It was the 39th edition of the competition. The last time an Indian won this Super 500 tournament was when Lakshya Sen clinched the title, then called the SaarLorLux Open, in 2019 by defeating China's Weng Hongyang.

Sindhu reached a final for the second successive week after losing the French Open final in Paris to defending champion An Se Young. Having already claimed the Japan Open crown in July, this marked Sindhu's third final of the year.

8 and holding a lopsided 1-6 head-to-head record against the Indian. Kjaersfeldt was brilliantly marshalled from the coach's chair by former Danish international Hans-Kristian Vittinghus. Sindhu was coached by Irwansyah, who cheered from the sidelines.

Sindhu raced to an 11-8 lead in the first game and unleashed a seven-point rampage from 14-12 up, sealing the opener 21-12 in 17 minutes.

In the second game, Kjaersfeldt narrowed the gap to 6-7, but nervous errors crept into the Dane's game as Sindhu led 11-7 at the mid-game interval. A final net error from Kjaersfeldt sealed a comprehensive 21-12, 21-14 victory, securing Sindhu a winner's cheque of $37,500.

Sindhu said it was important for her to give her 100% irrespective of who the opponent was and that she focused on every point.

Lakshya Sen is an Indian badminton player.

No dates for Sen's next match were provided in the sources. The Hylo Open concluded with Sindhu winning $37,500 after her victory over Denmark's Line Kjaersfeldt.

Indian winners at Hylo Open

Player

Event

Result

Lakshya Sen

Men's singles

Title

PV Sindhu

Women's singles

Title

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