Lakshya Sen Reaches Kumamoto Masters Round Two With Straight-Games Win

Mixed results left Sen as India's early bright spot heading into the next round.

Overview

The seventh seed and world No.15 beat Japan’s world No.26 Koki Watanabe 21-12, 21-16 in 39 minutes in Kumamoto.
He awaits the winner of Jia Heng Jason Teh vs Victor Lai for his next match.
Kiran George exited after a 20-22, 10-21 defeat to Malaysia’s Jing Hong Kok.
The mixed doubles pair Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde lost 12-21, 21-19, 20-22 to Americans Presley Smith and Jennie Gai.
Ayush Shetty lost to fourth seed Kodai Naraoka 16-21, 11-21, while HS Prannoy and Tharun Mannepalli had matches scheduled later against Jun Hao Leong and Hyeok Jin Jeon.