Kumamoto, Japan: Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen secures the Japan Masters title on Sunday at the BWF World Tour. He beat Japan’s Koki Watanabe 13-21, 21-18, 21-14 in 64 minutes in the final on Sunday, as per ESPN.
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Earlier, the World No. 13 Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in a three-game semifinal to qualify for his second consecutive men’s singles final at the Japan Masters Super 500 tournament on Saturday. With that win, he strengthened his chances of getting into the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou. Sen marked his first win against Farhan, with their head-to-head score coming to 2-1.
The current victory comes after a week of him defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie to clinch the men’s singles title at the Hylo Open in Germany. By then, he had climbed eight places to reach the 10th position in the race to the finals. Now he increased his chances of getting to the top eight with his back-to-back wins, securing the cut-off zone for the BWF World Tour Finals. This year's finals will be held from December 9-13 in China, featuring the top eight players across all disciplines.
(With agency inputs from PTI and ANI)
