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All England final as it happened: Viktor Axelsen ends Lakshya Sen's ... (ESPN)

Lakshya Sen takes on world No 1 Viktor Axelsen in the final of the All England Badminton Championships.

The 20-year-old Sen became only the fourth men's singles player to reach the final of the prestigious tournament after outlasting defending champion Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in a gruelling semi-final that lasted one hour and 16 minutes. A week back, Sen had recorded his first win over former world champion Axelsen en route to his final appearance at the German Open but he couldn't get past the Dane's defence this time. The 20-year-old, only the fourth men's singles player to reach the final of the prestigious tournament, went down 10-21, 15-21 to former champion Axelsen in match that lasted 53 minutes.

Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen, All England Open 2022 final live ... (WION)

Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen will be aiming to script history when he locks horns with Denmark's Viktor Axelsen in the final of the All England Open ...

The All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen will be aired live on VH1, and MTV channels in India. He will be looking to create history by becoming the first Indian since Gopichand in 2001 to win the tournament on Sunday. The All England Open 2022 final between Lakshya Sen and Viktor Axelsen can be streamed live on the Voot Select app and website.

All England Open 2022 Finals Highlights: Viktor Axelsen defeats ... (The Indian Express)

All England Badminton Championships, All England Open 2022 Finals Highlights: Lakshya Sen's dream run at the All England Championships ended with a ...

I played him last week but today he was looking solid in attack and defence as well. I was there in the second game but again he was too solid for me to put the shuttle down.” “In the opening game, I committed a lot of errors, that cost me the game.

Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen: Factors that could decide the final (ESPN India)

They've faced each other five times on the Tour before with Axelsen winning four of those encounters.

To get there, Lakshya has to put the lid on Axelsen's run of points early. Mentally, of the two, Lakshya right now appears to be the less brittle one. Lakshya has to ration his all-out attacks, vary pace, and stay in the rallies. Axelsen will come into the final as the least-stretched of the two from last night. Axelsen can be vulnerable at the net. Their most recent match, last week, ended in Lakshya pulling off a stunner in the clutch.

All England Open 2022 Highlights, Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen (Hindustan Times)

Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen, All England Open Badminton Championships 2022 Final Highlights Score: Lakshya Sen finishes runner-up after losing to ...

We will be seeing an Indian in the All England final for the first time since 2015. Both Lakshya and Axelsen had fought tooth and nail in the German Open. Can the youngster end India's 21-year-wait for a title at All England C'ships? Third All England title for Watanabe/Higashino. They beat Wang/Huang 21-19, 21-19 in 58 minutes. No chance for Viktor to return it. That's gone way past the backline and Lakshya finally gets a point. Lakshya has to stay patient here and wait for his chances. Great attacking play from Viktor! He's using his height to control the play here and Lakshya had no chance to return that. Lovely defence from Lakshya but Viktor set the Indian up nicely. A six-point cushion for Viktor and he has to just stay calm and let Lakshya make errors. Viktor finally got the winning point to defeat Lakshya! He's won the title without dropping a game in the tournament. Kudos to Axelsen, who prepared himself well after losing to Lakshya in the German Open semi-final last week.

All England Open 2022 Highlights: Lakshya Sen settles for silver ... (Times of India)

All England Badminton 2022 Final: India's Lakshya Sen is eying for a historic gold as he takes on World no.1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the men's singles ...

Axelsen leads 13-5 against Lakshya in first game! Viktor Axelsen goes for the smash but fails to take the shuttle across the net. A couple of errors in judgement from Axelsen have helped Lakshya make a comeback in this second game. He hits the net as Axelsen collects his first point in second game. Lakshya Sen was looking to bounce back in this second game with three back-to-back points but Axelsen has once again increased the deficit. He takes three straight points against Viktor Axelsen to reduced the deficit.