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Patna : World No 14 Kidambi Srikanth, 27, India, lost his first Group Stage match in HSBC BWF World Tour Final in Thailand to World No 3 Anders Antonsen, 23, Denmark, in a three-game thriller on January 27, 2021. Antonsen beat Srikanth 15-21, 21-16, 21-11 in 77 minutes rallying back from one game down.
Viktor Axelsen, 27, Denmark, the 2017 World Champion and World No ,4 who recently won the men’s singles titles at Yonex Thailand Open and Toyota Thailand Open, beat World No 6 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, 24, Indonesia, in straight games 21-17, 21-8 in Group Stage match on January 27, 2021.
World No 2 Chou Tien Che, 31, Taiwan, beat World No 10 Lee Zii Jia, 22, Malaysia, in a three games 21-16, 12-21, 21-11 in Group Stage Match while World No 12 Wang Tzu Wei, 25, Taiwan, beat World No 8 N G Ka Long Angus, 26, Hong Kong, in straight games 21-10, 21-14.