India’s Lakshya Sen finished third in the King Cup International Badminton Open 2024 after beating French shuttler Alex Lanier at Shenzhen, the People’s Republic of China.

• Sen, India’s best-placed singles player in the badminton rankings at world No. 12, beat world No. 18 Lanier by a 21-17, 21-11 scoreline in the third-place playoff match.
• The Indian badminton player had entered the third place matchup after losing to China’s Hu Zhe'an, the reigning junior world champion and world No. 1, in the semi-finals.
• Sen had earlier beaten Hong Kong China’s Angus Ng Ka Long in the quarters.