Lakshya Sen beats Alwi Farhan to reach the Kumamoto Masters Japan final

India’s badminton star Lakshya Sen is through to a second consecutive final on the BWF tour.After winning the HYLO Open Super 500 in Saarbrucken, Germany, earlier this month, the 25-year-old on Saturday reached the final of the Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 after beating Indonesia’s Alwi Farhan 21-12, 15-21, 21-11.The win, in a match that lasted 70 minutes, gave Sen his first triumph against his 21-year-old opponent in three meetings. This was also the first time Sen won a game against the rising star, who won bronze in men’s singles and gold in the men’s team event at the Asian Games in September.Sen started the match brightly, winning the first three points and, at 9-3, opened up a six-point gap.