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Patna : Reigning World Champion & 5th seed Loh Kean Yew, 24, Singapore, and 3rd seed & bronze medallist at World Championships a few weeks back Lakshya Sen, 20, I ndia, will clash in the men’s single final of Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022, an HSBC BWF World Tour 500 event being held at K D Jadhav Indoor Hall, New Delhi, on January 16, 2022.
Loh Kean Yew reached the final on walkover on January 15, 2022, after his semi-final opponent World No 40 Brian Yang, 20, Canada, retired from contest before the match.
World No 17 Lakshya Sen defeated NG Tze Yong, 21, Malaysia, in a three-game thriller 19-21, 21-16, 21-12 in semi-final in 67 minutes rallying back from one game down. Lakshya won 61 points during the match to 49 points by World No 60 Yong. Lakshya won 6 consecutive points in the match to 7 by Yong.