New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Lakshya Sen suffered a stunning exit from the BWF World Championships 2026 after going down 19-21, 21-19, 21-17 to USA's 18-year-old world No. 92 Garret Tan in a fiercely contested second-round match here on Wednesday.

Playing in front of an enthusiastic home crowd at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Sen started brightly but was unable to contain Tan's aggressive and fearless approach as the American produced the biggest win of his career to knock out the world No. 14, according to ESPN.

The opening game remained closely fought, with Tan holding a slender 11-10 lead at the interval. Sen, however, managed to stay composed in the closing stages and edged ahead to take the game 21-19.

Tan responded strongly in the s...