Badminton
All England Open: Lakshya Sen stuns World No 1 Shi Yu Qi – HIGHLIGHTS
Catch all the highlights from Day 1 of the 2026 All England Open Super 1000.
Lakshya Sen is the only Indian to reach 2026 India Open quarter-finals (Photo credit: BAI)
The prestigious 2026 All England Open Super 1000 commenced on Tuesday with Lakshya Sen taking down world No 1 Shi Yu Qi of China in the first round.
Elsewhere, Tanisha Crasto-Dhruv Kapila also registered a first-round win, while Unnati Hooda, Malvika Bansod and the women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand took an exit.
As it happened:
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- 3 March 2026 7:03 PM IST
Brilliant from Sen
Sen seems to have activated some speed boost. Extremely fast from the fore court as he returns three or four shots back-to-back, before Shi eventually relents. 1-1.
- 3 March 2026 7:01 PM IST
Sen concedes second game
A brilliant cross court smash from Sen and he saves the first game point. But that's all he could do.
Shi picks the bone out of the shuttle the very next rally and hits it flush onto Sen's body. The world No 1 takes the second game 21-19 to force a decider.
We are already 56 minutes into the match and there's still a game left!
- 3 March 2026 6:59 PM IST
Two game points for Shi
A short lift from Sen and Shi takes toll with an inch-perfect smash. 20-18 lead and two game points for the Chinese!
- 3 March 2026 6:58 PM IST
Four consecutive points!
Okay, Sen is not ready to throw in the towel just yet. Four straight points for the Indian and the deficit is down to just two points at 17-19.
- 3 March 2026 6:56 PM IST
Shi Yu Qi in control
Shi Yu Qi asserting his dominance now as a tired Sen seem to be going into energy conserving mode now. Shi leads 19-13.
- 3 March 2026 6:54 PM IST
Sen doing a good job
Lakshya Sen is doing a good job. Despite the relentless pressure from Shi Yu Qi, he hasn't really allowed the Chinese to run away with this. Trails 13-15 does Sen.
- 3 March 2026 6:46 PM IST
Shi Yui Qi LEADS!
Lakshya Sen had opened up a two-point lead at 8-6, but Shi Yu Qi wins five very quick points to reverse the scoreline.
The Chinese world champion leads 11-8 at the mid-game interval. Sen has some work to do, if he is to win this in straight games.
- 3 March 2026 6:43 PM IST
Sen nailing the smashes
Shi Yu Qi's lifts have been questionable and Sen is taking advantage of it. He is able to leap and nail the smashes to perfection from the mid-court.
The Indian has equalised at 6-6.
- 3 March 2026 6:41 PM IST
Shi Yu Qi in the lead
Shi Yu Qi getting the better of the early exchanges in second game. He had a 4-1 lead, before Sen won two in a row. The Chinese leads 5-3, after a shot from the Indian lands wide.
- 3 March 2026 6:36 PM IST
Lakshya Sen takes the opening game
It would have been a tragedy if he didn't win this, did Sen. He was up 18-12 before Shi fought back in his trademark fashion.
The Chinese shuttler saved three game points, but Sen eventually prevails 23-21 to win the opening game. It took the Indian 30 minutes to close it out.
