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Patna : World No 14 Kanta Tsuneyama, 23, Japan, World No 16 Lin Dan, 36, China, will face off in the men’s singles final of Gwangju Korea Masters, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 badminton tournament, at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea, on November 24, 2018. The winner of the title will get 7,000 BWF rankings points while the runner-up will get 5,950 points. Dan has won 66 career titles while Tsuneyama has won 4 career titles.
Tsuneyama beat World No 18 Lu Guang Zu, 23, China, in a three-game thriller 21-14, 18-21, 21-17 in 67 minutes in semi-finals on November 23. Tsuneyama won 60 rallies in the match to 52 by Zu. He won 6 consecutive points in the match to 8 by Zu. Tsuneyama now leads Zu 2-0 Head to Head.
Five-time former World Champion and two-time Olympic Gold Medallist Lin Dan also known as Super Dan beat World No 44 Zhao Jun Peng, 23, China, in straight games 21-12, 21-11 in 38 minutes in semi-finals on November 23. Dan won 42 rallies in the match to 23 by Peng. He won 5 consecutive points in the match to 2 by Peng. The two players are now locked 1-1 Head to Head.