Dhaka: Fast-rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen claimed the men's singles crown at the Bangladesh International Challenger with a straight game win over Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao in the final here on Sunday.
The 18-year-old Indian capped a superb year with a 22-20, 21-18 win over Hao in the summit clash to clinch his fifth title in the last seven tournaments.
"Happy to end the year on a winning note with my 5th international title here in Bangladesh!! Hope to continue my good form in the next year 2020. Like to thank all my sponsors @OGQ_India @Herbalifeindia @YonexInd @Sports_PDCSE @ppba @bai_media," Lakshya tweeted.
Among other Indians, women's doubles pair of Maneesha K and Rutaparna Panda went down 20-22, 19-21 to top-seeded Malaysian pair of Tan Pearly Koong Le and Thinaah Muralitharan to settle for a runner-up finish.
Men's doubles pair of M R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila also failed to outwit fourth-seeded Malaysian pair of Yee Jun Chang and Kai Wun Tee, going down 19-21, 16-21 in the final.
Lakshya started his campaign with a 21-5, 21-10 win over compatriot Rajesh Verm. He then beat three Malaysians on way to the final.
The Uttarakhand shuttler thrashed M D Tah M Ziyad 21-13, 21-6, before claiming wins over Aisil Soleh Ali Sadikin (21-17, 21-9) and Ng Tze Yong (21-9, 21-11) respectively.
The top-seeded Indian then saw off third seed Ikhsan Leonardo Imanuel Rumbay of Indonesia 21-18, 21-16 in the semifinals.
Lakshya clinched his first title of the year at the Belgian International in September and followed it up with wins at Dutch Open Super 100 and SarrLorLux Super 100 in October before claiming the Scottish Open crown in November.
