Lakshya Sen will look to strengthen his push for a place at this year’s BWF World Tour Finals when he competes at the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 badminton tournament, starting on Tuesday.
The BWF Super 500 badminton tournament will be held at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium from November 10 to 15.
Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 badminton matches will be available to watch on live streaming in India.
Lakshya climbed eight places to 10th in the Race to Finals standings after winning the Hylo Open earlier this month.
The Indian shuttler is now looking to break into the top eight to enter the cut-off zone for the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals.
World No. 13 Lakshya, seeded eighth this year, also recorded India’s best finish at the Kumamoto Masters Japan last year, reaching the men’s singles semi-finals before losing to home favourite Kenta Nishimoto in three games.
Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth is India’s other entry in the men’s singles draw..
Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun are India’s only men’s doubles pair in Kumamoto.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who has already secured her place at the BWF World Tour Finals, is missing from the draw.
Sindhu opted out of the Korea Open and Kumamoto Masters Japan to prioritise recovery following a busy European swing and prepare for the season-ending tournament in December.
In women’s doubles, BWF World Championships bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be in action.
Treesa and Gayatri became the first Indian women’s doubles pair since 2011 to win a World Championships medal when they claimed bronze in New Delhi earlier this year.
India will also have three mixed doubles pairs in the fray.
Olympian Tanisha Crasto will team up with Hariharan Amsakarunan while Dhruv Rawat-Maneesha K are the other Indian pair in the main draw. Dhruv Kapila and Radhika Sharma will begin their campaign in the qualifying rounds.
No Indian shuttler has won the Kumamoto Masters Japan, which was first held in 2023.
Where to watch Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 badminton live in India
Live streaming of the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 badminton tournament from the round of 16 onwards will be available on FanCode in India. The qualification and opening-round matches are expected to be available on the BWF TV YouTube channel.
There will be no live telecast of the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 on any TV channel in India.
Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026 badminton: India squad
- Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth
- Men’s doubles: Hariharan Amsakarunan-MR Arjun
- Women’s doubles: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand
- Mixed doubles: Hariharan Amsakarunan-Tanisha Crasto, Dhruv Rawat-Maneesha K, Dhruv Kapila-Radhika Sharma (Q)
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