India, Nov. 15 -- India's Lakshya Sen continued his impressive late-season resurgence by clinching the Japan Masters 2026 men's singles title on Sunday, November 15. The Indian shuttler produced a superb comeback to defeat Japan's Koki Watanabe 13-21, 21-18, 21-14 in the final of the Kumamoto Masters Japan, securing his second title of the season.

The eighth-seeded Sen had to dig deep after losing the opening game against the home favourite. However, the Indian showed tremendous composure and fighting spirit to turn the contest around and walk away with the trophy.

The final lasted one hour and four minutes, with Sen eventually overpowering the World No. 15 Japanese shuttler in a thrilling three-game encounter.

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