India, Nov. 15 -- Lakshya Sen made history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian men's singles player to win the Kumamoto Masters Japan, defeating home favourite Koki Watanabe in the final.

The eighth-seeded Indian recovered from losing the opening game to register a 13-21, 21-18, 21-14 victory in a 64-minute contest. The triumph marked his second consecutive title on the BWF World Tour.

Sen's latest win follows his title at the Hylo Open in Germany earlier this month, where he defeated Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in the men's singles final.

He had reached the semifinals at the Kumamoto tournament last year. This year's victory marked a significant improvement on that performance.

The Japan Masters title earned Sen 9,200 ranking poi...