Singapore’s badminton virtuoso Loh Kean Yew lost out on the gold medal at the Korea Open final on Sunday (23 July).
He played a tense see-saw final against Denmark’s Anders Antonsen at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu.
Eventually, the former world champion lost to the Dane 21-11, 11-21, and 19-21, per the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Loh got a head-start in the first game.
Antonson initially gained the upper hand with a quick 5-1 lead. However, Loh found his momentum as he pulled the score back to 11-10 before the interval.
After the interval, the Singaporean widened the gap to 16-10, before finally finishing the game in 16 minutes, winning the first game 21-11.
The second game, however, saw Antonsen fighting back.
The Dane took an early lead in Game 2 and raced to 11-6.
Loh was unable to catch up and Antonsen won this game 21-11 as well.
The third game saw both Loh and Antonsen needing a win after tying things up 1-1 in the best-of-three series.
Loh powered through to an early lead at 7-3. Despite that, Antonsen was able to gain on Loh, scoring four points back-to-back.
The Danish player then took the lead at the interval, at 11-8.
Source: BWF — Badminton World Federation on Facebook
After the break, Loh found his footing again and carved his way back to 12-13.
Unfortunately, he did not manage to carry the momentum as Antonsen emerged victorious, 21-19.
Prior to this, Loh defeated Japanese badminton player Kodai Naraoka during the semi-final on Saturday (22 July).
Out of three games, Loh won two and advanced to the final with scores of 18-21, 21-16, and 21-15.
Antonsen won his semi-final against Chinese player Shi Yu Qi, 21-16 and 24-22.
The gruelling series Loh had just a day earlier may have proven the difference between Antonsen and the Singaporean.
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Featured image adapted from Badmintonphoto via Loh Kean Yew on Facebook.
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