Indian secured a 21-12, 15-21, 21-11 victory over the sixth-seeded Farhan to earn a place in Sunday's final. Sen, who recently claimed the Hylo Open title in Germany and defeated Japan's Yushi Tanaka in the quarterfinals, will face either Japan's Koki Watanabe or Thailand's second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn. The semifinal victory bolsters Sen's push to qualify for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China.
Key points
13 Indian secured a 21-12, 15-21, 21-11 victory over the sixth-seeded Farhan to earn a pl…: 13 Indian secured a 21-12, 15-21, 21-11 victory over the sixth-seeded Farhan to earn a place in Sunday's final.
Sen, who recently claimed the Hylo Open title in Germany and defeated Japan's Yushi Tanak…: Sen, who recently claimed the Hylo Open title in Germany and defeated Japan's Yushi Tanaka in the quarterfinals, will face either Japan's Koki Watanabe or Thailand's second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
The semifinal victory bolsters Sen's push to qualify for the season-ending BWF World Tour…: The semifinal victory bolsters Sen's push to qualify for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China.
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NEW DELHI: India's
Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run of form, storming into his second consecutive men's singles final with a commanding three-game victory over Indonesia's world No. 10 Alwi Farhan at the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500
badminton tournament on Saturday.
The world No. 13 Indian, who recently clinched the Hylo Open title in Germany, overcame the sixth-seeded Farhan 21-12, 15-21, 21-11 in the semifinal to move one step closer to another title. The victory also strengthened his bid to qualify for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China.
Eighth seed Lakshya will now face either Japan's Koki Watanabe or second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in Sunday's final as he looks to cap another impressive week with back-to-back tournament titles.
The Indian has been in excellent touch in recent weeks, and Saturday's performance underlined his ability to raise his game against higher-ranked opponents. After comfortably taking the opening game, Lakshya was pushed back by Farhan in the second before regaining control in the decider to seal the contest.
Lakshya strengthens World Tour Finals qualification bid
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