Updated October 16th 2025, 21:55 IST

Denmark Open 2025: Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched a dominating win over Denmark's Anders Antonsen in the Round of 16 to seal a spot in the quarter-finals at the ongoing Denmark Open 2025, on Thursday, October 16.
In the quarter-final fixture, Lakshya Sen outplayed Anders Antonsen, sealing a 21-13, 21-14 win in the men's singles category.
In the first game, Lakshya Sen dominated his Danish opponent, giving him no chance to make a comeback. In the first game, the Indians clinched a 21-13 win. Later in the second game, Lakshya tried to make a comeback and tried to gave a tough fight in the early minutes of the second game. But later, the Indian shuttler kept his nerves cool and made no mistake to seal a 21-14 win in the second game.
Apart from Lakshya Sen, Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also shone at the Denmark Open 2025. In the Round of 16 match on Thursday, October 16, Satwiksairaj and Chirag clinched a dominating 19-21, 17-21 victory over Taiwanese duo Yang Po-han and Lee Jhe-huei.
Earlier on Wednesday, October 15, Lakshya Sen went past Irish badminton player, Nhat Nguyen confirm a Round of 16 spot. Previously in the Round of 32, Lakshya clinched a thrilling 21-10, 8-21, 18-21 victory over his Irish opponent. In the first game, Nguyen showed class and dominated the Indian shuttler, and clinched a win. But later, Lakshya Sen made a solid comeback, winning the second and third games.
Currently, Lakshya Sen is the only Indian to play at Denmark Open's men's singles category. Earlier, Ayush Shetty suffered a 21-19, 17-21, 21-15 defeat to French badminton player Toma Junior Popov. Even though Popov failed to show consistency but Ayush couldn't take advantage of the condition.
Published October 16th 2025, 21:35 IST