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Patna : World No 2 Chou Tien Chen, 31, Taiwan, World No 3 Anders Antonsen, 23, Denmark, and World No 4 Viktor Axelsen, 27, Denmark, won their respective second Group Stage matches at HSBC BWF World Tour Finals at Bangkok, Thailand, on January 28, 2021.
Chen beat World No 6 Anthony Sinisuka Gi nting, 24, I ndonesia, in straight games 21-19, 21-11 in 37 minutes. Chen won 42 rallies in the match to 30 by Ginting. He won 7 consecutive points during the match to 4 by the Indonesian. Chen and Ginting are now locked 6-6 Head to Head. Chen had defeated World No 10 Lee Zii Jia, Malaysia, in three games in his first Group Stage match on January 27, 2021.
Axelsen, who recently won Yonex Thailand Open and Totota Thailand Open singles titles, beat World No 10 Lee Zii Jia,22, Malaysia, in straight games 21-15, 21-4 in 32 minutes. Axelsen was all over Lee in the second game. Axelsen won 42 rallies in the match to just 19 by the Malaysian. He won 12 consecutive points duri ng the match to 3 by Lee. Axelsen now leads Lee 3-1 Head to Head. Axelsen had defeated Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in his first Group Stage match on January 27, 2021.
Antonsen beat World No 8 N G Ka Long Angus, 26, Hong Kong, in straight games 21-19, 21-16 in 46 minutes. Antonsen won 42 rallies in the match to 35 by Angus. He won 5 consecutive points during the match to 4 by Angus. Antonsen now leads Angus 2-0 Head to Head. Antonsen had defeated World No 14 Kidambi Srikanth, 27, India, in his first Group Stage match on January 27, 2021.