The Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen was crowned the champion of the men's singles event of the Australian Open Super 500 event after he defeated Japan's Yushi Tanaka 21-15, 21-11 in a one-sided final that lasted just 38 minutes. Lakshya won USD 475,000 after clinching the title.
The Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen won USD 475,000 after winning the Australian Open Super 500 event in Sydney. The Indian star was at his very best during the final against his counterpart. Sen outplayed the 26-year-old Yushi Tanaka in a 38-minute contest.
Indian shuttlers had a good outing in the opening round at the Australian Open 2025 badminton tournament in Sydney, with Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth advancing to the men's singles second round of the BWF Super 500 event on Wednesday.
This is Lakshya Sen's 2nd appearance in the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 event and he will be up against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China on Sunday.