GLASGOW, Nov 25: Fast-rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen claimed his fourth title in three months, bagging the Scottish Open with a thrilling win over Brazil�s Ygor Coelho in the men�s singles summit clash here.
The top-seeded Indian overcame his Brazilian opponent 18-21, 21-18, 21-19 in a 56-minute final on Sunday night.
The 18-year-old from Uttarakhand has now clinched three titles out of the four tournaments that he has played since September � SaarLorLux Open, Dutch Open, and Belgian International.
After losing in the second round of Irish Open, Lakshya made amends this week and dished out some superb performances right from the start.
�Happy to win the scotish open title!! A hard fought match against my friend @co3lho12. It was really nice training with you in Denmark and playing a good match against you today,� Sen tweeted.
The Indian began his campaign with a straight-game win over Austria�s Luka Wraber, before defeating compatriot Kiran George to reach the quarterfinals.
The world no.41 Indian then recorded another straight-game win over sixth-seed Brian Yang before seeing off France�s Christo Popov in the semifinals.
After this win, Lakshya will break into the top-40 in the BWF rankings and inch closer to a direct qualification in the top grade 2 events.
Lakshya thus joined fellow Indians Anand Pawar (2010 and 2012), Arvind Bhatt (2004) and Pullela Gopichand (1999) in winning the Scottish Open title.
During the final, Lakshya had fallen behind in the opening game but he managed to turn the tables and grab a 10-8 lead. Coelho, however, reeled off six straight points to move to a 14-10 lead.
The Indian kept breathing down his opponent�s neck but Coelho ensured he had the bragging rights after the opening game. � PTI
