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Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a stunning second round defeat to American teenager Garret Tan during a grueling seventy three minute encounter at the BWF World Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday.
 "'Looked very ordinary': Lakshya Sen slammed for playing passive and underconfident after massive upset by Garret Tan in BWF Championship 2026")
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