Kumamoto (Japan), Nov 14: Ace shuttler Lakshya Sen continued his winning run as he defeated Indonesia's Alwi Farhan in the semifinals to reach his second consecutive men's singles final at the Japan Masters Super 500 tournament on Saturday.

Sen registered a 21-12, 15-21, 21-11 victory over world No. 10 and sixth seed Farhan in the semifinal in Kumamoto. The two players have faced each other three times, with this being Sen's first victory over the Indonesian shuttler.

Currently ranked 13th in the world, Sen is seeded eighth in the tournament. He has been in impressive form following his title-winning run at the HYLO Open. He is currently placed 12th in the BWF World Tour rankings with 64,980 points. He needs to break into the top eight to secure qualification for the BWF World Tour Finals.

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Earlier, Sen defeated Japan's Yushi Tanaka in straight games in the quarterfinals to book his place in the last four. The Indian shuttler registered a 21-16, 21-15 victory to advance to the semifinals.

In the final, Lakshya will face the winner of the second semifinal between Japan's Koki Watanabe and Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn. The Indian will look to carry his winning momentum into the title clash as he aims to secure another tournament triumph following his success at the HYLO Open.

Meanwhile, India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the tournament after suffering a straight-games defeat against Japan's Koki Watanabe in the quarterfinals. Srikanth went down 22-24, 15-21 in a closely contested encounter, as Watanabe secured his place in the semifinals. (With ANI inputs)