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Patna : World No 14 Kidambi Srikanth, 28, India, and World No 22 Loh Kean Yew, Singapore, will clash in the men’s si ngles final of TotalEnergies BWF WorldChampionships 2021 at Huelva, Spain, on December 19, 2021.
Srikanth defeated World No 19 Lakshya Sen, 20, in a three-game thriller in an all-Indian semi-final 17-2, 21-14, 21-17 in 69 minutes coming from behind on December 18, 2021, late night, to enter the final of the World Champions for the first time.
World No 22 Loh Kean Yew, 24, Singapore, stunned World No 3 Ander Antonsen, 24, Denmakrk, in straight games 23-21, 21-14 in 61 minutes in second semi-final on December 18, 2021, late night. Loh Kean Yew had also reached the final of SIMInvest Indonesia Open in November 2021 but had lost to reigning Olympic champion & World No 1 Viktor Axelsen, Denmark on.
( Loh Kean Yew)