India, Nov. 14 -- Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run on the BWF Tour, defeating Indonesia's Alwi Farhan in a three-game battle to book his place in the men's singles final of the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 on Saturday. The Indian shuttler registered a 21-12, 15-21, 21-11 victory over the world number 10 and sixth seed in a contest that lasted one hour and nine minutes. After comfortably taking the opening game, Lakshya faced resistance from Farhan in the second but regained control in the decider to seal the semifinal.

The victory puts Lakshya in his second consecutive men's singles final at a BWF Super 500 tournament, bringing him closer to winning back-to-back titles. The world number 13 will now face either Japan's Koki Watanab...