Lakshya Sen reaches second consecutive final with win over Alwi Farhan

Lakshya Sen defeated Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan in three games to enter the men’s singles final of the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500. The Indian brightened his chances of qualifying for the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou

Kumamoto (Japan): India’s Lakshya Sen stormed into his second consecutive men’s singles final with a stunning three-game win over world No. 10 Alwi Farhan of Indonesia at the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 badminton tournament here on Saturday.

World No. 13 Lakshya, who won the Hylo Open title, brightened his chances of qualifying for the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou after reaching the final with a 21-12, 15-21, 21-11 win over sixth seed Farhan.

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Eighth seed Lakshya, who is currently 12th in the BWF World Tour rankings with 64,980 points, needs to break into the top eight to qualify for the season-ending event.

He will face the winner of the other semifinal between Koki Watanabe of Japan and second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.