India, Nov. 10 -- Bolstered by a timely win at Germany, India ace shuttler Lakshya Sen will look to strengthen his bid for a place in the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals when he competes at the $500,000 Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 tournament, beginning here on Tuesday.

World Number 13 Lakshya, who ended a difficult phase by returning to the podium at the Hylo Open, will open his campaign against world No. 24 Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei. The eighth-seeded Indian is currently 10th in the BWF World Tour rankings and needs to break into the top eight to qualify for the season-ending tournament in China. The 25-year-old from Almora has a 1-1 head-to-head record against Chi, and a strong showing this week and at next week's Hong Kong...