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Patna : World No 6 Son Wan Ho, 30, South Korea, beat World No 11 Kenta Nishimoto, 24, Japan, in the final to win the men’s singles title at Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 event, at Hong Kong Coliseum, on November 18, 2018.
Son Wan Ho, the 6th seed, defeated Nishimoto, the 8th seed, in a tough three-game contest 14-21, 21-17, 21-17 in 89 minutes in the final to clinch the singles title. He won 56 rallies in the match to 51 by Nishimoto. But, Nishimoto won 12 consecutive points in the match to 6 by Ho. Ho now leads Nishimoto 6-2 head to head.
Son Wan Ho had stunned World No 1 and top seed Kento Momota, 24, Japan, beating him 18-21, 21-16, 21-19 in 90 minutes in the semi-finals. Nishimoto had beaten World No 47 Lee Cheuk Yiu, 22, Hong Kong, 21-18, 21-12 in the semi-finals on November 17.