PM Narendra Modi tweeted,”Proud of you Lakshya Sen! You’ve shown remarkable grit and tenacity. You put up a spirited fight. Best wishes for your future endeavours. I am confident you will keep scaling new heights of success.”

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi additionally hailed Sen’s efficiency.

“You are second to none, @lakshya_sen. You have won a billion hearts. Congratulations for a wonderful performance. You have done India proud! My best wishes for your future endeavours,” Gandhi tweeted.

Viktor Axelsen defeated Lakshya Sen by 21-10, 21-15 at Utilita Arena in Birmingham within the badminton match that lasted 53 minutes. The younger Indian shutter was bidding to change into solely the third man after Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001) to win the All England Open Badminton Championships, or just All England which is the world’s oldest and most prestigious badminton event.

Despite the loss, it has been a creditable efficiency for Sen, who remains to be in his early days in elite-level badminton. He secured his maiden world championships bronze in December final, earlier than successful his first Super 500 title at India Open in January and ending runner-up on the German Open final week.

After participating on this ultimate, Sen is now solely the fifth Indian – after Prakash Nath (1947), Prakash Padukone (1980 and 1981), Pullela Gopichand (2001) and Saina Nehwal (2015) – to make the summit conflict of All England.