Lakshya Sen Completes Stunning Comeback at World Championships; Indian Doubles Teams Show Mixed Results

Lakshya Sen completes a stunning comeback against Chia-Hao Filimon, winning the deciding game 21-4 to advance to the Round of 32 at the World Championships. After losing the opening game 16-21, Sen responds emphatically, winning the next two games 21-8, 21-4. The Indian completely dominates the decider to seal a convincing comeback victory. [...] Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset of the tournament so far, defeating top seed and defending champion Shi Yuqi of China 21-14, 13-21, 21-19 in a thrilling men’s singles first-round clash. [...] Speaking after the match, Unnati Hooda said, "I have been playing a lot for many years, so that is the judgment. But yeah, like sometimes in drift conditions it is difficult, but I feel like here it is not that much difficult to judge if it is going out or in."