Denmark Open: Loh Kean Yew bests Anders Antonsen, advances to quarter-finals

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SINGAPORE: On the Denmark Open 2023, former world champion Loh Kean Yew scored one other victory, defeating Anders Antonsen within the second spherical on Thursday (Oct 19) 21-19, 21-19 in a sport that lasted 53 minutes. This implies Loh sailed by to the quarter-finals on the Enviornment Fyn in Odense, the place this 12 months’s event is being held from Oct 17 to 22.

Loh Kean Yew 🇸🇬 raises the bar in opposition to star Anders Antonsen 🇩🇰.#BWFWorldTour #DenmarkOpen2023 pic.twitter.com/XiIyfkGham

— BWF (@bwfmedia) October 20, 2023

The Denmark Open, previously referred to as the Danish Open, has a complete prize cash of US$850,000 (S$1,163,206). Loh’s subsequent opponent is China’s Shi Yu Qi, with the match scheduled for Friday night (Oct 20) Singapore time.

Shi is at the moment ranked quantity 4 globally, whereas Loh is ranked ninth. On Tuesday (Oct 17) Loh scored an enormous win after dropping the primary set in opposition to Japan’s Naraoka Kodai, at the moment ranked third on this planet, 19-21, 21-6, 21-19, in a sport that lasted one hour and 20 minutes.

“The opening sport was an especially tight affair, with neither shuttler wanting to provide something away. In the end, Loh managed to get a 20-17 lead, changing his third sport level to take the opener. The second interval was equally tight, with the 2021 world champion initially taking the lead, going into the mid-game interval at 11-8,” wrote olympics.com of the match between Loh and Denmark’s Antonsen.

However, it added that “Antonsen confirmed outstanding dedication” despite an harm which induced him to withdraw from the semi-finals on the Arctic Open final week. Loh is claimed to have performed with “a extra aggressive” type that allowed him to regain momentum after the Danish participant had managed to tie the sport within the second set.

“Kean Yew was in a position to each be affected person and take the initiative in opposition to an opponent who is robust in controlling the play on the entrance. He was prepared for Anders’ key pictures such because the clip smash and internet play, and made him uncomfortable with good variation. He might want to proceed to be clear in his sport plan and management the momentum of the match,” nationwide singles head coach Kelvin Ho is quoted as saying in The Straits Occasions on Oct 20.

In the meantime, a foot harm induced Viktor Axelsen, Denmark’s world primary, to withdraw from his sport in opposition to Malaysia’s Lee Zia Jia, ranked eleventh on this planet. The highest-seeded Axelsen had been closely favoured to win the boys’s singles on the Denmark Open.

We want Viktor Axelsen 🇩🇰 a speedy restoration. 🙏#BWFWorldTour #DenmarkOpen2023 pic.twitter.com/Rv2gl4zdFQ

— BWF (@bwfmedia) October 19, 2023

“I’m disillusioned I can not compete as we speak. I really like enjoying in Odense and in entrance of the Danish viewers, nevertheless it wouldn’t be secure for me to play. I hope to begin my rehabilitation rapidly and successfully so I can get again on courtroom as quickly as doable,” stated Axelsen after he withdrew from the match with Lee.

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