Lakshya Sen wins Belgian International Challenge

Lakshya Sen clinched his first title of the year. Twitter

Leuven (Belgium): Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark in straight games to clinch the men's singles title at the Belgian International Challenge here on Saturday.

Lakshya was at his best as he notched up a comfortable 21-14, 21-15 win over Svendsen in the title clash that lasted 34 minutes.

This was his first title of the year.

The 18-year-old from Almora in Uttarakhand had earlier beaten Denmark's Kim Bruun 21-18, 21-11 win in a 48-minute semifinal clash on Friday night.

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