Clinical Lakshya Sen downs Koki Watanabe in thrilling final to win Kumamoto Masters Japan

Kumamoto (Japan): India's Lakshya Sen on Sunday produced a remarkable comeback to beat Koki Watanabe in the men's singles final to win the Kumamoto Masters Japan Open title here.

After losing the first game, Sen, the world No. 13, bounced back in the next two games to win the contest 13-21, 21-18, 21-14 in an hour and four minutes.

In the final game, Sen produced a dominant display to extend his lead to an overall nine points after taking a crucial lead of 11-7. He did not give his opponent a chance to stage a comeback thereafter.

Sen, who won the Hylo Open title in Germany recently, also earned 9200 ranking points on offer for the winner.

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