Lakshya Sen achieves career-best ranking, moves to 32

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: December 17, 2019 4:31:29 pm

Lakshya Sen in action. (Source: Twitter) Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has climbed up nine places to a career-best 32nd spot among men’s singles players in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings issued on Tuesday.

Lakshya achieved the feat by winning the title at the Bangladesh International Challenge on Sunday, his fifth of the year in last seven tournaments.

The 18-year-old Indian defeated Malaysia’s Leong Jun Hao 22-20 21-18 in the summit clash to clinch the title in Dhaka.