Berlin, Oct. 30 -- Lakshya Sen survived an all-Indian second-round battle against Kiran George to reach the men's singles quarter-finals of the Hylo Open 2026 badminton tournament in Germany.
Seventh seed Lakshya, 14th in the badminton rankings, was pushed to three games by world No. 55 Kiran George but eventually emerged victorious by a 21-15, 18-21, 21-12 scoreline in 54 minutes at the Saarlandhalle on Thursday, according to olympics.comAfter comfortably taking the opening game, Paris 2024 Olympics semi-finalist Lakshya seemed to be running away with the match with a 15-10 lead. However, Kiran George showed immense heart to draw level at 15-all before eventually drawing level.
The decider, however, saw Lakshya get his groove back and se...