BWF World Championships updates: Kidambi Srikanth faces Loh Kean Yew in the final.© AFP
India’s Kidambi Srikanth faces Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in the men’s singles final of the BWF World Championships at the Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marin in Huelva, Spain on Sunday. The 28-year-old Srikanth became the first Indian male shuttler to reach the final of the tournament after defeating compatriot Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals. The former world No.1 beat Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thrilling contest that lasted for one hour and nine minutes on Saturday. Lakshya finished the tournament with a bronze medal. Only two other Indian men had won BWF World Championships medals in the past — Prakash Padukone in 1983 and HS Prannoy in 2019.
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19:03 (ACTUAL)
Japan Win Men’s Doubles Final!
Japan’s pair of Hoki Takuro and Kobayashi Yugo are the new World Championships as they beat China’s He Ji Ting and Tan Qiang in straight games (21-12, 21-19) in men’s doubles final. They are the first pair from Japan win World Championship gold in men’s doubles.
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18:42 (ACTUAL)
Japan Win 1st Game Of Men’s Doubles Final!
Japan’s Hoki Takuro and Kobayashi Yugo dominated China’s He Ji Ting and Tan Qiang in first game of men’s doubles final as they won by 21-12.
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18:21 (ACTUAL)
Srikanth’s Road To Final!
Kidambi Srikanth’s road to the final-
– beat Pablo Abian 21-12, 21-16
-beat Li Shi Feng 15-21, 21-18, 21-17
-beat Lu Guang Zu 21-10, 21-15
– beat Mark Callow (quarter-final) 21-8, 21-7
– beat Lakshya Sen (semi-final) 17-21, 21-14, 21-17
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18:15 (ACTUAL)
Indian Men Won Medal In BWF Championships!
Indian men who won medal in BWF Championships-
Prakash Padukone- Bronze 1983
HS Prannoy- Bronze 2019
Lakshya Sen- Bronze 2021 *
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18:06 (ACTUAL)
China Win Women’s Doubles Gold!
China duo Chen Quing Chen and Jia Yi Fan beat South Korea’s Lee Sohee and Shin Seungchan (21-16, 21-17) to win gold medal in Women’s Doubles.
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17:19 (ACTUAL)
Hello And Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the live blog of the men’s singles final of BWF World Championships between Kidambi Srikanth and Loh Kean Yew. After defeating compatriot Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals, India’s Kidambi Srikanth will face Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in the final and will eye to win the nation’s first BWF World Championships title in the men’s category. Srikanth is also the first Indian to reach the final of the tournament. The 28-year-old defeated Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thrilling contest that lasted for one hour and nine minutes on Saturday.
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