BWF World Badminton Finals Result: Loh Ken Yew beat Srikanth 21-15, 22-20 : Kidambi Srikanth has lost his World Badminton Championship Finals to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew. Indian saved 2 match points in the 2nd game but could not stop the Singaporen and lost 15-21, 20-22. Srikanth still won a Silver medal, a first one in the championship for India. Meanwhile Akane Yamaguchi has won the Women Singles title. Yamaguchi stunned top seed Tai Tzu Ying to win the Women Singles Finals – Follow World Badminton Championship LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
Srikanth started the finals on a good note and led 11-7 at a half-way stage of the 1st game. But the 24 year old Singaporean suddenly upped the pace and won the game 21-15.
The second game was a neck to neck affair with lead exchanging hands almost every point. Srikanth led at one point of a time before Loh Kean Yew again surprised his with sudden burst of smashes and very fast net-play.
Trailing 2 match-points in the end, Srikanth saved both and levelled again at 20-20. Indian made a blunder at a very next point on the net & lost the game, match & a world title by 22-20.
Men’s Singles Medallist for India:
- Kidambi Srikanth (Silver Medal in 2021)
- Prakash Padukone (bronze in 1983)
- B Sai Praneeth (bronze in 2019)
- Lakshya Sen (Bronze in 2021)
BWF World Badminton Finals Result: Loh Ken Yew beat Srikanth 21-15, 22-20
Srikanth vs Loh Ken Yew 2nd Game 21-15 – BWF World Badminton Finals LIVE
- 22-20 for SINGAPOREAN, Indian Settles for Silver
- 21-20 Another match point opportunity for Singaporean
- 20-20 – What courage from Kidambi. He fightsback. 2 match points saved.
- 19-18 Smash on body by Loh Kean Yew. 3 straight points
- 17-18 Loh Kean Yew takes one back. 18-18 Srikanth miss cross court smash
- 18-16 – Srikanth leads Loh Kean Yew. Can we see 3rd Game?
- 17-15 Net deserted Kidambi in 1st game, but is working for him in 2nd. But makes mistake in next point
- 15-16: Loh Kean Yew gets 1 back. Great net shot here
- 16-14 FOR Kidambi – Brilliant play by the Indian. What a beautiful cross court net shot. Indian wins the LONGEST Rally of the match.
- 14-12 Unclucky here Srikanth / he had Loh Kean Yew at his mercy
- 13-12 – Great flick by Singaporean, Srikanth needs some magic here, some easy points
- 11-12 – 6 straight point spell broken by Kidambi Srikanth
- 11-9 INDIAN looking tired – Loh Kean Yew again takes mid-interval lead
- 10-9 Loh Kean Yew scores 4 straight point to level with Kidambi Srikanth
- 8-6 Long Rally, 25 shots / Srikanth great deception
- 7-5 for Srikanth / Good change of game by the Indian
- 6-4 Srikanth playing smart game / fast exchanges by the Indian
- 4-3 Mistake here by Srikanth
- 3-2 for Indian / Little change in strategy by Kidambi. Not allowing Loh Kean Yew to come on net
- 2-1 for Loh Kean Yew, Can Srikanth fightback here?
Loh Ken Yew beat Srikanth in First Game 21-15 – BWF World Badminton Finals LIVE
- 21-15 JUST In 16 Minutes Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew has beaten Kidambi Srikanth. Indian failed to match pace of the Singaporean
- 20-15 Great play again on net by Loh Kean Yew LIVE
- 19-14 Srikanth is struggling to match Loh Kean Yew pace
- 17-13 This is big lead now / great play by the youngsters / from 7-11 down he leads 17-14 now
- 14-13 Singaporean is on other gear now / Brilliant jump smash by him
- 13-12 again great tap on the net by Loh Kean Yew
- 12-12 Its neck to neck now Loh Kean Yew again levels
- 11-11 Loh Kean Yew four straight points, brillinat down the line
- 9-11 – Loh Kean Yew fighting back here, great retrieving
- 8-11 Brillant net-tap by Loh Kean Yew
- 11-7 for Srikanth at a mid-game interval.
- 9-3 for Srikanth – Its one way traffic / 8 straight points for Indian
- 6-3 Now is the great drop / Indian in some form
- 4-3 Srikanth positive in his approach – good attack.
- 3-3 Great shot by Kidambi. Brilliant disguise by the Indian
- 3-1 now for Loh Kean Yew / Great speed Singaporean has shown this tournament
- 1-1 Good shot on the body bY Srikant – he opens the account
@19:25: Srikanth VS Yew LIVE – HEAD to HEAD
Just 1 meeting between two of them & Srikanth won that one comfortably in 2018. Srikanth defeated Loh Kean Yew in 2018 Commonwealth Games in straight sets.
24 year old Singaporean is a different player. Especially in this tournament where he has beaten Olympic Champion Viktor Axelsen in straight sets.
@19:20: Srikanth VS Yew LIVE: The medal ceremony for the men’s doubles event just got over. Next up is the men’s singles final between Srikanth and Yew.
@19:18 – Srikanth vs Loh Kean Yew LIVE: Huge moment for India and also Singapore. Both are first from their country to enter FINALS of World Championship.
- Srikanth could not make it to Tokyo Olympics
- Huge moment for world No. 14 Srikanth, who had endured injuries and a loss of form.
- He won four Super Series titles in 2017 & became World No. 1
- Since than his FORM & GAME has deserted him.
@19:05 – Srikanth Pursuit for GOLD: Match will start after prize distribution ceremony for Men’s Doubles
@19:00 Japanese pair of Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi has won the Men’s Doubles Title & now it is turn of Srikanth to put up a show for India.
@18:45 – Just a Men’s Doubles Finals to go before Srikanth takes court to play World Championship FINALS?
BWF World Championships Finals LIVE: Srikanth to play Loh Kean Yew…
BWF World Championships Finals LIVE:
Kidambi Srikanth (IND) vs Kean Yew Loh (SGP) at 4 PM
Srikanth vs Loh Ken Yew LIVE: Kidambi Srikanth one step away from glory, can be beat fast & furious Singaporean for BWF World title? Follow LIVE Updates
Kidambi Srikanth survived a scare from young Indian challenger Lakshya Sen to enter his maiden World Championships Final.
In a thrilling match, Kidambi came from behind to win the match 17-21, 21-14, 21-17.
In the other semifinal, Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew stunned 3rd seed Anders Antonsen 23-21, 21-14 to reach the final.
Like Srikanth, Loh Kean Yew also created history for Singapore. As Srikanth is the first ever male shuttler from India to make it to the finals of World Championship, Loh Kean Yew became 1st shuttler from Singapore to enter finals.
Srikanth vs Loh Ken Yew LIVE – HEAD TO HEAD & Other important things to know before the BIG FINALS
- World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth will play 22nd ranked Kean Yew Loh for the first time in his career
- Srikanth made it to the semifinals of the German Open, Indonesia Masters, Swiss Open and Thomas Cup playoffs.
- The 28-year-old aims to end his 4 years BWF trophy drought as he chases his 10th BWF title. He had earlier won Thailand Open (2013), China Open (2014), India Open & Swiss Open (2015), Syed Modi International (2016), Indonesia Open, Australian Open, Denmark Open & French Open (all 4 in 2017). A victory will help Srikanth reinstate his place in top-flight tennis.
- Kean Yew Loh, meanwhile, defeated World No.1, Viktor Axelsen, in round one of BWF World Championships 2021
- The Singapore shuttler had earlier reached the finals of the Indonesia Open but lost to Axelsen.
- He has won 7 BWF titles including Indonesia Open 2021. The 24-year-old also captured the recently-concluded German Open.
- While Srikanth has won 7 out of the last 10 matches, Kean Yew Loh won 8/last 10 games.
BWF World Championships Finals LIVE – Road to Finals
Kidambi Srikanth
- Semifinals– Srikanth rallied to defeat Lakshya Sen by 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thriller that lasted for one hour and nine minutes.
- He thrashed the Dutch shuttler Mark Caljouw by 21-8, 21-7 in a contest that lasted for just 26 minutes.
- Srikanth defeated China’s Lu Guang Zu in straight sets 21-10, 21-15, in a match that lasted for 40 minutes.
- The Indian defeated Chinese shuttler Li Shi Feng by 15-21, 21-18, 21-17 in a thrilling contest that lasted for 70 minutes.
- Srikanth defeated Pablo Abian of Spain in straight sets (21-12, 21-16) in 36 minutes to seal the match.
Kean Yew Loh
Beat Anders Antonsen 23-21, 21-14- Beat HS Prannoy 21-14, 21-12
- Beat Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-4, 21-7
- Beat Luka Wraber 21-4, 21-8
- Beat World No.1 Viktor Axelsen 14-21, 21-9, 21-6
BWF World Championships Finals LIVE streaming
When to watch Kidambi Srikanth (IND) vs Kean Yew Loh (SGP)?
4 PM IST on December 19, Sunday
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BWF World Championships Finals: Kidambi Srikanth faces Kean Yew Loh, aims to win debut title as India male player
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