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Patna : Reigning Olympic Champion & 2nd seed Viktor Axelsen , 27, Denmark, defeated World No 26 Loh Kean Yew, 24, Singapore, in three-games in final to lift the men’s singles title at SimInvest Indonesia Open 2021, an HSBC World Tour Super 1,000 badminton tournament, at Bali, Indonesia, on November 28, 2021.
World No 2 Axelsen, who had lost to World No 32 H S Pranoy, 29, India, in 2nd round at Daihatsu Indonesia Masters recently, beat Loh Kean Yew 21-13, 9-21, 21-13 in 59 minutes in final to win the singles title. Axelsen, the 2017 World Champion, won 51 points during the match to 47 points by Yew. The Dane won 8 consecutive points during the match to 4 points by Yew, who had stunned World No1 & top seed Kento Momota, 27,Japan, in 2nd round.
(Loh Kean Yew)