Lakshya Sen loses to Qi, bows out in opening round of Badminton Asia Championships
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a straight-game loss to top seed Shi Yu Qi in the opening round of men's singles at the Badminton Asia Championships. Sen fought hard but lost 19-21 15-21 in the grueling opener. The Indians also lost to Priyanshu Rajawat in the men's singles opening round and Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the women's doubles opening round.