Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag eye sturdy present to spice up BWF World Tour Finals possibilities

Tokyo [Japan], November 10 (ANI): Indian star shuttler Lakshya Sen and standard males’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty might be aiming to push their case for this yr’s Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals as they compete within the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 badminton event from Tuesday. 

The BWF Super 500 occasion will happen on the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium from November 10 to fifteen, as per Olympics.com. 

Lakshya climbed eight locations to succeed in the tenth spot within the race to the finals after securing the Hylo Open title earlier this month. The Commonwealth Games champion might be eyeing stepping into the highest eight, coming into the cut-off zone for the BWF World Tour Finals. The BWF Finals characteristic the highest eight gamers/pairs throughout all disciplines and can happen this yr from December 9 to 13 in China. 

Last yr at this occasion, Lakshya made it to the semifinals, dropping to residence favorite Kenta Nishimoto in three video games. He additionally achieved a runners-up end within the All England Open this yr. 

The world quantity six pairing of Satwik-Chirag may also be main the lads’s doubles problem, having gained two BWF Super 750 titles this season, the Singapore Open in May and the China Masters in September. They additionally completed as runners-up within the Thailand Open. 

Satwiksairaj and Chirag are at twelfth spot within the males’s doubles world rankings and a robust end in Japan may see them climb up and qualify for the BWF World Tour Finals. 

Meanwhile, India’s two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has certified for the season-ending BWF Tour Finals event following a string of sturdy performances within the BWF World Tour circuit.

Sindhu reached the world quantity six in ladies’s singles competitors, her highest rating since December 2022 following her Hylo Open title win, making her eligible for the competitors. 

Sindhu clinched her second title of the season after defeating Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 within the ladies’s singles last of the Hylo Open on Sunday. The two-time Olympic medallist wrapped up a dominant marketing campaign in Germany with a straight-games victory, returning to the winner’s circle per week after ending runner-up on the French Open, the place she misplaced to world No. 1 An Se Young.

She gained the BWF World Tour Finals title again in 2018.

Sindhu had earlier gained the Japan Open in July, making the Hylo Open her second title on the BWF World Tour this season. She additionally made it to the ultimate of the French Open and the semifinals of the Malaysia Open and the Australian Open. (ANI)