India, April 6 -- It's been a month since Lakshya Sen played the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships, his last tournament. The 24-year-old is well rested, has spent valuable time with friends and family, and is ready to unleash his smashes again, this time at the Badminton Asia Championships that commences in Ningbo, China on Tuesday.

In fine form, this is an excellent opportunity for Lakshya to set the record straight at the $550,000 competition which has traditionally proved to be his Achilles' heel, having never gone past the first round. This record is in total contrast to his run at the Asia Junior Championships where Lakshya has won a bronze (2016) and a gold (2018). He has never been able to replicate that succes...