Lakshya Sen
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February 2017
World No 1 in junior Badminton
Shivam Damohe, World No 1 Junior badminton player: Lakshya Sen, Feb, 07 2017 : Firstpost
Shrivathsa Sridhar, Lakshya is junior world No. 1, Feb 3, 2017: The Times of India
According to the rankings of the Badminton World Federation in February 2017, Lakshya Sen from India is World No 1 Junior Badminton Player.
Young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen, whose fine performances in 2016 saw him vault up the charts, attained the world No. 1 spot among juniors after the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings were announced.
The 15-year-old lad from Almora, Uttarakhand, who has been training at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy here for the past six years, ended 2016 at No. 8 before jumping to No. 3 the following week.He finally displaced Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee (16,091 points), with just two points separating the two in the latest list. What makes the junior national champion's feat all the more credible is the fact that he has gathered his points from eight tournaments, six fewer than his closest rival.
Lakshya, who trains under Padukone and U Vimal Kumar, won the bronze medal in the U-17 Badminton Asia Championships at Kudus, Indonesia in 2015 before collecting another bronze in the U-19 edition in Thailand last year. He also emerged triumphant in the all India senior ranking tournament in Itanagar.Another highlight was his gold medal in the India International Series event at Hyderabad, trumping Malaysian ace Zii Jia Lee in the final.
Aprodigious talent, Lakshya has also won the Wimbledon junior, Danish junior and Swiss junior titles in the past.
“He is quite sharp and picks up tactical points quickly . His basics are strong, he is fit and a sincere, dedicated shuttler. As of now, he has all the qualities of a champion and we expect him to do well going for ward,“ Padukone told TOI. “We're happy that he's achieved the top ranking, but I'm from the old school of thought where players must win important tournaments, beat good players and then become No. 1.“ Padukone urged the youngster to follow the example of Spaniard Carolina Marin.
The former All England champion said it was important for Lakshya to imbibe good values and not focus too much on rankings alone. “Whenever he plays a tournament he has to give 100% and has to be fully fit,“ Padukone said.
Lakshya has been training under the tutelage of the legendary Prakash Padukone, who was not surprised with his pupil's extraordinary show in the tournament.
"Lakshya is a naturally gifted player and is quick to grasp the finer points of the game. I felt he had some very special qualities from the very beginning. The idea now is to help him keep developing tactically, which I feel is very important in the modern game where everyone tends to play a similar style as opposed to the '80s and '90s. I see my job as the one posing the questions, making him come up with the answers and I find he is faster at that than other players," Padukone was quoted saying by ESPN.
