Defending champion Lakshya Sen on Wednesday pulled out of the SaarLorLux Open Super 100 tournament after his father-cum-coach D K Sen tested positive for COVID-19 here. The 19-year-old Indian was aiming to recover from an early exit in Denmark Open recently before his campaign in Germany came to an abrupt end. "We had gone for the mandatory COVID-19 test on Monday. The result came last evening. I tested positive. It is unfortunate that Lakhsya had to withdraw. He had worked hard for the tournament," D K Sen told PTI.

He said he is asymptomatic and "is doing absolutely fine". "I don't feel any change, I am fine. We are trying to get a second test done." Lakshya said he is disappointed at the turn of events. "I am the defending champion of this event and I am very disappointed and sad with this development," he wrote in his letter to the organising secretary. "Under the circumstances, I do not want to jeopardise the safety of other players and hamper the functioning of the tournament."