In Badminton, India’s Lakshya Sen won the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 badminton title on Sunday, defeating Japan’s Koki Watanabe in the final on Sunday. Lakshya dominated the deciding game, extending his lead after taking an 11-7 advantage to seal the title. The victory earned him 9,200 ranking points.
LAKSHYA SEN BEATS KOKI WATANABE TO WIN THE JAPAN OPEN! BACK-TO-BACK TITLES! The Race to the BWF World Tour Finals is well and truly ON! https://t.co/UMnUsAJCks
— ;-) (@timeout_7) November 15, 2026
The victory, sealed in one hour and four minutes, handed eighth seed Lakshya Sen a second successive BWF Super 500 crown after his Hylo Open triumph in Germany earlier this month. This was Lakshya Sen’s sixth BWF World Tour title overall.This is the first time in his career that Lakshya Sen has won two BWF World Tour titles in a single season.
Sunday’s victory also made Lakshya Sen the first-ever Indian badminton player to win a title at the Kumamoto Masters Japan tournament since its inception in 2023.
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