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Patna : World No 14 Kanta Tsuneyama, 23, Japan, beat five-time former World Champion and World No 16 Lin Dan, 36, China, in straight games in final to clinch the men’s singles title at Gwangju Korea Masters at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, on November 24, 2019.
Tsuneyama beat Lin Dan also known as Super Dan, also a two-time Olympic Champion, 24-22, 21-12 in 51 minutes in final to win the men’s singles title and 7,000 BWF rankings points plus the cash prize. Dan won 5,950 BWF rankings points plus the cash prize.
Tsuneyama won 45 rallies in the match to 34 by Dan. He won 7 consecutive points in the match to 6 by Dan. Dan, however, still leads Tsuneyama 3-2 Head to Head. Tsun