India, Nov. 15 -- A resilient Lakshya Sen overcame a deficit to become the first Indian badminton player to win the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 title. The world No.12 rallied to beat Japan's Koki Watanabe 13-21, 21-18, 21-14 in a match that lasted 64 minutes.

With the win, Sen has now picked up back-to-back BWF Tour titles, having clinched the HYLO Open Super 500 crown in Saarbrucken, Germany earlier this month.

Sen entered the final on the back of another three-game win (21-12, 15-21, 21-11) in the semi-final over Indonesia's Alwi Farhan. Meanwhile, Watanabe booked his place in the title clash with a 14-21, 21-11, 23-21 win over 2023 World Championship gold medallist Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

In Sunday's men's singles final though, it ...